1965 – Hexy – a light-seeking robot – G. Draper (British)
'HEXY' – a real sexy homing device. Published in Radio Control Models & Electronics, March 1965. This simple light-seeking device is novel in that it scans when the drive motor is reversed.
a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
'HEXY' – a real sexy homing device. Published in Radio Control Models & Electronics, March 1965. This simple light-seeking device is novel in that it scans when the drive motor is reversed.
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.