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1947 – Anatole the Robot (nee Marsulus and Gustave) – M. Koralek / Jean Dussailly (French)
Anatole the Robot A radio controlled French robot made by Jean Dussailly. According to Tout Savoir magazine for July 1954 Anatole could move its head right and left, move its arms and responded to ten commands; and it weighed 140 kg and was 2m 10cm high. Le Haut-Parleur No. 956…
1953 – Horace the Robot – Ivan Robinson (British)
Details from British Pathe film clip here: 1337.25 | GARAGE ROBOT (1:41:02:00 - 1:42:03:00) 14/09/1953 Stratford St Mary, Suffolk. At a petrol station we see garage owner Ivan Robinson setting up his own invention - 'Horace the Robot' - on the forecourt. Horace is connected to an electric cable which…
1878 – Toy Mechanical Horse – Andrew J. Davis (American)
Patent number: 209468 Filing date: Jul 26, 1878 Issue date: Oct 29, 1878 see pdf here. Although a patent for a toy, the walking mechanism is what's important here. On the whole, I have found that toys, particularly those that actually made it into production, show proof of concept in…
1877 – Mechanical Horse – John Doyle (American)
Patent number: 200266 Filing date: Aug 4, 1877 Issue date: Feb 12, 1878 see full patent here. The Independent 01 Mar 1927 p5 A man by the name of Doyle, ... invented a power horse that was little short of a marvel of ingenuity and that imitated the movemenents of…
1868 – Walking Vehicle – R. C. Vernol (American)
Patent number: 74176 Issue date: 1868 see here.