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1904 – “Zutka, the Mysterious” (Unknown)

(no image yet located)l New Zealand Evening Post 3 Dec 1904. Lovers of the mysterious will welcome a new item which has been added to the programme of the London Hippodrome (says an exchange). It is called "Zutka, the Mysterious," and whether "Zutka" is a living person or a dummy…
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1904 – Enigmarelle – Alba Root / Frederick Ireland

(Images from Scientific American article Jan 13, 1906) January 13, 1906 edition of Scientific American. A CLEVER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL AUTOMATON. An interesting, novel, and pseudo-scientific attraction has recently been entertaining London audiences at the Hippodrome variety theater. This is a cleverly-constructed figure which apparently walks and writes automatically. It is…
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1903 – “Phroso the Mechanical Doll” – Frederick Trevallion (British/French)

(Source: LA Herald 21 March 1906) Phroso appeared in Wisconsin in 1905: "'What is it anyway?' This is the question that is being asked by those who attended the performances at the Bijou theater and saw the act 'Phroso, the Mechanical Doll.' Phroso certainly is a puzzle, whether man or automaton.…
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1882 – King-Foo (King Fu) – Unknown (Chinese)

The Maitland Mercury 3 Jun 1882 p5 AN AUTOMATON SWINDLE. A strange prosecution for fraud has just been concluded at Vienna, the defendant being the proprietor of an automaton known as "King-Foo." The whole Court, from Kaiser Francis Joseph to the young princesses, has been delighted with King-Foo's marvellous performances,…
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Robots and Pretty Girls (may not be suitable for children)

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…
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1981 – (R4) Arfur the Robot Dog – Steve Brooks (British)

Arfur the Robot Dog back in 1981 having his 15 minutes of fame. Arfur, the tin dog created by Steve Brooks of east London, approaches a lamppost, March 1981. Brooks spent nine months and almost £2,000 creating his unusual pet. (Photo by Stanley Lewis/BIPs/Getty Images) Steve Brooks of east London…
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1902 – Telekine (Telekino) – Leonardo Torres Quevedo (Spanish)

THE TELEKINE (or Telekino in Spanish) Torres Quevedo started to develop the idea of a remote control around 1901 or 1902, as a way of testing his airships without risking human lives. He was the first person to lay down the modern remote control operation principles, which he expressed in…
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1898 – Telautomaton – Nikola Tesla (Serbian/American)

Tesla - The Electric Mind 2-2 Model Model Patent number: 613809 (see full patent here) Filing date: Jul 1, 1898 Issue date: Nov 1898   In September 1898, Tesla demonstrates his radio-controlled torpedo boat at Madison Square Garden in Ney York City. (Popular Science July 1956). From Miessner's book "On the Early History…
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1979 – Fubar D. Robot a.k.a. “Foobie” – (American)

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…
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1942 – Waldo, Waldoes and Master Exoskeletons

Selective Timeline 1942 Robert Heinlein - Waldo 1943 - Deaton Puppet Animating Harness Patent 1948 GE Master-Slave Manipulator - John Payne 1948 Ray Goertz Master-Slave Manipulator 1953 Harvey Chapman - Garco 1954 Ray Goertz Electric Servo-Manipulator 1956 GE Yes Man - Exoskeleton Manipulator 1963 Science & Mechanics - "Waldo" as…
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