a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
"Robot conductor was made by Russian children of the Oblast Station of Younf Technicians. According to the Soviets, robot has worked with Moscow's transportation system, greeting passenders and keeping accounts of tickets." Construction plans for a similar Robot Conductor (1973). See pdf here. VIDEO CLIP – see video clip here.
Other than the pictures, I have no other information on this robot.
"Vanya the Muscovite hates loud noise. He can "feel" heat and draws back from it." – c1964 p239 "The Cybernetic Medley" The robot named GPTU is endowed with a faculty that is not inherent in man. It can sense radioactivity in addition to perceiving light, sound, heat and smartly circumventing obstacles. The robot initiates audible …
1970 – Expo-70 Robot. Vadim Matskevich with his students. "At the station, young technicians (ODT) Schelkovo Moscow region in 1969, the guys have created a cybernetic giant robot, successfully exhibited at the World Exhibition "EXPO – 70" in Japan." [RH Mar 2010- I suspect Matskevich had a hand in building this robot with the students.] …
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