"Omega" Cybernetic Tortoise (Kybernetische Schildkröte) – R. Oettel – There is too much German for me to translate quickly. I'll do it at a much later time. The construction model appeared in the German magazine Funkamateur, as well as the booklet Der Praktische Funkamateur Band 54 Kybernetische Experimente fur den Amateur. I've attached the pdf …
A Machine Capable of Being Conditioned Joseph R. Cautela; Harutune Mikaelian The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 76, No. 1. (Mar., 1963), pp. 128-134. RH2009-Its interesting to note that in the introduction is says "type of conditioned reflex machine developed by Slukin, who tells of a machine that was conditioned to respond to a whistle …
An interesting article in terms of the beginning of the fundamental shift from discrete physical models to computer modeling and simulation. "Construction of STeLLA as a mechanical tortoise was abandoned when it became clear that with present technology and available resources the building of a machine could do no more than remind us of what …
Either Hinz or Kunz as appeared in the 1962 Die Zeit article below. Hinz and Kunz (I can’t tell who is who at this stage) together with the electronic whistle. Hinz and Kunz appeared in the German robot exhibition “Die Roboter Kommen!” of 2007 Otto Walter Hasselof RH Note: Hinz and Kunz are significant in …
A simple light-follower, based on the same 360degree rotating scanning principles as Grey Walter's tortoises. My friend David Buckley built one in 1990 see here.