2002-12 – Walking Machines and Robotic Sculptures – Andrew Baldwin (British)

Walking Fish Walking Bird "Boadicea" Walking woman with Chariot – see here. Walking Boat. See here. Exploding Man Clockwork Woman   Baldwinisms from Andrew Baldwin on Vimeo. Andrew Baldwin trained as a Master Blacksmith and Welder and worked as such for 28 years. His interest in Victorian engineering, his limitless imagination and his aptitude for …

1960c – Painting Machine – Bernard Smith (Australian)

You can see a sliding door rail and rollers providing the horizontal guidance.   from a comment made on the Scienceworks site re Robbie   19/10/2009 09:03 PM Daniel Bernard Smith was my uncle and when we used to visit his house he would often fire up Robbie and make his arm go up and …

1964 – Robot K-456 – Nam June Paik (Korean) & Shuya Abe (Japanese)

Title: Robot K-456 Creators: Nam June Paik and Shuya Abe. Japan, 1964. (Construction started in 1963 with Nam Jun and his brother and was completed in 1964 with the aid of Abe helping with the electronics). Description: Originally intended to be a 30-channel radio-controlled robot,  but ended up as a 20-channel radio-controlled anthropomorphic robot. In anthropomorphic terms, the robot started …

1967 – MATE for R.O.S.A.B.O.S.O.M. – Bruce Lacey (British)

From: Cybernetic Serendipity : The computer and the arts. Studio International special issue 2nd Ed revised  Sep. 1968 Bruce Lacey – Mate  1967 Electronic parts, aluminium, batteries, motors, etc. 24 X 24 X 72 in. Built as a companion to R.O.S.A., which it follows automatically and generally interacts with. Using ultrasonics, infra-red and sonic signals. …