a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
(Source: Nat Geo Nov 1970) The patient that always comes back Lifelike in its apparent distress, a plastic- skinned manikin known as Sim One —for simulated patient No. 1 — serves as a durable guinea pig for an anesthesia student and his instructor, right, at Aerojet-General Corporation's Electronics Division in Azusa, California. Driven by a …
In 1953, the Soviet acrobat, athlete, illusionist Anatoly Sokol (his real surname was Sadokha) has prepared an original attraction “The Miracles without Miracles”. The stunts, built on the use of telemechanics, high frequency currents, ultrasound, radio engineering (radio engineers A. Tyushkevich and V. Sidyakin), were performed for the first time in this attraction. In 1966 …
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What is it about Robots and Pretty Girls? Are they omnipotent? masculine? the ultimate female partner? I've also observed, maybe in the age of 'political correctness', that we no longer see these types of images. See Part 2a of Robots and Girls (Pulp covers) here. See Part 2b of Robots and Girls (Pulp covers) here. See Part 3 …
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Fubar D. Robot – Futuristic Uranium Bio Atomic Robot. I don't know who built Fubar. He's still in active use. As at 2010, he's 31 years old! Fubar full of humor, puns, glitz By LORIE McCREA For The Alton Telegraph 2 Sept 1986. Fubar looks like a cross between Groucho Marx and a futurislic vacuum cleaner, …
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With 2T2, Bob Wilkins, and Mr Lobo. "toy Prince" 2007 from blog here Robot 2T2 was a real machine, which was operated off camera, via a cable control box. The robot was built by some local fans at a machining company, and when Bob started the show, Bob remembered them, and asked if he could use …
Read More “1966 – 2T2 Robot from Captain Cosmic – Gary Tomasec (American)”