Tag: French

The Ducrocq family of cybernetic animals were named “Miso” These were designated M-1 through  to M-5.  Some articles refer to “le renard” (French for  fox) as “Job” (M-5).  M-1 in most cases was referred to as Miso.  It probably became M-1 when M-2 was built. So far, I have seen pictures of 6 different Miso’s. …

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I found a single reference to a French Electric Dog that "will jump out of its kennel when a whistle sounds". The rest of the brief article talks about Miessner's "Electric Dog". Ingenious Mechanism – Le Grand Reporter, 30 Dec 1921 p2  The electric dog which will follow a lantern in the dark—a mechanical curio constructed by …

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