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1944 – Multi-Ped Walking Tractor – Edward Snell (American)

See similar video clip here. - RECIPROCATING LOAD CARRIER E. SNELL Patent number: 2430537 Filing date: Dec 8, 1944 Issue date: Nov 1947 See patent here. 1949 Multi-Ped Walking Tractor Manufacture: Multi-Ped Traction Limited, Edmonton, Alberta Engine: Case Model R tractor, 4 cylinder Wasukesha Edward ( Ward ) Snell of…
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1886 – Ali the Electrical Automaton – De Lacy (British)

Middlesex Music Hall Place London, Holborn Title Middlesex Music Hall, … Enormous attraction, the sensation of 1886. Ali … the wondrous electrical automaton! Ali has taken nearly a life time to construct. Its movements are so life-like that it is difficult to believe it is not endowed with life! Admitted by press…
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1663 – Cart with Legs – Francis Potter / Robert Hooke (British)

Although sometimes attributed to Robert Hooke, the invention was Francis Potter's, and when presented to the Royal Society (see transcript of minutes below), they asked Hooke to present drawings and comment on it. Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); Natural Philosopher Potter; Francis (1594 -1678) Above image found on Royal Society's…
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2000 – HABOT Lunar Habitat Walker – John Mankins (American)

Pat Rawlings’ Rendering of the “Habot” Mobile Lunar Base Concept (courtesy of John Mankins, NASA HQ, and Neville Marzwell, Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Mankins’ Habot John Mankins introduced the Habitat Robot concept, “Habot,” in 2000 as a radical departure from traditional lunar base studies. The strongest attribute of the Habot is…
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1813 – Steam Carriage with Legs and Feet – Brunton (British)

Brunton's Traveller was constructed by the Butterley Company in Derbyshire in 1813 by William Brunton (1777–1851). Also known as the "Steam Horse" it had a pair of mechanical legs, with feet that gripped the rails at the rear of the engine to push it forwards at about three miles an…
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1824 – Steam Carriage with Propelling Legs – Gordon (British)

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR GOLDSWORTHY GURNEY Chapter 5: INVENTING THE STEAM CARRIAGE    p77 In 1824 David Gordon tried again with "an arrangement of machinery, by which an action similar to horses' feet could be obtained." Six jointed iron legs, fitted with feet, were connected by brass joints, straps,…
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2002 – Shiva the Tiger – Dirk Dewulf (Belgian)

There are a few other youtube clips showing Shiva, the mechanical tiger. The clip above also include Arthades, a mechanical walking biped.  The creator is Kezanti, a pseudonym for Dirk Dewulf. It looks as if Shiva has been converted from the original 650cc motorcycle engine to electric power.
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1965 – Thunderbird’s “Sidewinder” – (British)

Partial cut-away of Sidewinder.  I used to have a copy from an early Annual, but alas, now long gone. If someone has a copy to send I'd be most grateful. Sidewinder (from Wikipedia) A military walking vehicle which appeared in the 1965 episode "Pit of Peril". It resembles a giant…
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