a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
CSERNY Márton Márton is from Budapest, Hungary. His human-powered walking machine is novel in that the front legs do not pull the cart, but are pushed by the pedals, chain and sprocket. The pedaling action also rocks the 'hip', which raises and swings each free-swinging leg in turn. Video Akció a "Lépegeto gép"-pel / action …
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The Budapest Robot at the International Fair 1937. Above image source: Robots: Facts, Fiction and Prediction. I haven't been able to find any relevant text to this robot, but it appears to be able to detect an audience (via photo-electric cells in its eyes?), stand using motors in the base guided by the geometry of …
I have very little information on Anthrophor. The images are an extract from a Hungarian patent 118554. It appears to be tele-operated. An early Hungarian patent on a robot by Dr. János Gács The 118,544 Hungarian Patent was filed on 10th December 1936, by Ferenc Okolicsányi. It was based on a German application filed on …
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The model seen here is Dr. Andre (Andrew) John Angyan's first cybernetic model, Machine Reproducatrix, built in Budapest, Hungary. It very much follows the Grey Walter tortoise in terms of construction and function (of CORA – Machina Docilis). His later machines, constructed by Kretz with Zemanek, are the subject of a later post. Image is from …
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Built by Hungarian inventor Tarján Ferenc (Budapest, 1895.11.04.- Budapest, 1956.11.28.) (English = Frank or Francis Tarjan). The robot was shown at the Corvin department store in January 1929 in Budapest . Operated in a fully acoustically isolated, remote controlled chamber. This room is a miniature studio, which not only speech, but controlled some movement – see remote …
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