a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
A prop for a Tomorrow's World segment in 1966 showing what Robots would be like in 1976. Although some parts appear to be electrically controlled (e.g. the popping eyes which are connected to the antenna 'ears'). the black slot is probably for the hidden operator to see what they are doing. The arms …
Anthony Reichelt – president of Quasar Industries Inc. with Klatu sporting 'eyes' c1978. Klatu – [the name Klatu, it was claimed at the time, was based on the utterance of the speech synthesizer chip when the word "u-talk" was spoken in reverse. "Gort" is the name of the Robot in the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Klaatu" …
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For construction details, see Russian magazine pdf here.
VIDEO CLIP – See robot walking here.