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1972-4 – Laser-Chromason Mk II – J. S. Ostoja-Kotkowski (Polish-Australian)

Not quite an "art robot", but Kotkowski's Laser Chromason Mark II impressed me greatly in 1974 in terms of Electronic art and Laser art. Its design even has a robotic look about it. The above images sourced from here, and flipped for correct orientation. MEANJIN QUARTELTY Vol 68 No. 1, 2009.…
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1964 – “Fred”, a light-seeking creature – Peter Holland (British)

Fred - a light-seeking robot by Peter Holland. from Radio Control Models & Electronics, December 1964. Fred is a light seeking elictrically propelled tricycle with a light sensitive automatic homing device. The basic principles of light sensitive circuits have been combined with a simple scanning device to give proportional automatic…
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1920 – Electro-mechanical “protozoon” – Fritz Lux (German)

Lux' protozoon * This device is a model of a unicellular animal: it consists of a short rubber cylinder with two slots (Fig. 98). According to the ideas of its inventor, it is anchored in a brook, half submerged in the water. The water in the "protozoon" is considered as…
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W. Grey Walter and his Tortoises

The published posts for W. Grey Walter and his Tortoises.    ELMER – a new species of animal – M. speculatrix   ELSIE - M. speculatrix  ELSIE – upgraded  CORA – the tortoise – M. docilis    Grey Walter’s Tortoises – the video clips   Time-Lapse Photographs of ELMER with ELSIE  W. Grey…

M. speculatrix – Scanning: It makes all the difference

scanning - a form of behavior (sniffing, looking, listening, palpating) by which a sensory stimulus is sought or expected, and which is guided by an expectancy of input instead of a future internal state (goal). The search must be broad in the sense of looking everywhere, but narrow in the…
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1980-1 – “SUPERKIM Meets ET-2” – D. F. McAllister (American)

Extract from 1980's article: The articles present experiences in interfacing and programming a SUPERKIM single board computer for the control of a Lour Control ET-2 robot shell. The ET-2 (Experimental Transmobile with 2 drive motors) consist of a three level frame powered by two separately driven wheels and balanced by…
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