Azor Dog was constructed by Janusz Wojciechowski. He is the author of many books for young amateur electronics technicians, in present considered as legendary. Azor Dog was prototyped in 1958 together with A. Lonchinskim, presented on a TV show in 1960. Two years later in 1962 book was issued with detailed…
circa 1935: Two women with Mac the Mechanical Man the radio-controlled robot invented by Leighton Hilbert. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) [Note: I don't think Mac is radio-controlled, but there is certainly is a visual suggestion of being remotely controlled via a umbilical cord and a control box. Most likely…
This page will contain a selection of significant early technologies, and dates showing the creation or announcement of these technologies. For the moment, it is more a list of what is going to be placed in this blog. If image is clickable, then a blog post exists for it. Check…
Westinghouse's first robot was "Herbert Televox" built by Roy Wensley out at their East Pittsburgh, Pensilvania plant. Wensley left Westinghouse, but another man of metal was born. Referred to as the son of "Herbert Televox", "Mr. Vocalite", later called "Willie Vocalite" was conceived and designed by Joseph (Barney) M. Barnett, member of the…
A photograph of a robot exhibited as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations for Selfridges department store in London, taken by Edward Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 13 March 1934. See other early Humanoid Robots here.
Portsmouth Times 21 Feb 1933 p8 TECHNOCRATIC MAN OF 1940?—This conception of the machine age product by youthful Earl Kent, 21, of Carthage, Miss., "walks, talks, smokes cigarettes and spits fire". Kent, the inventor, is pictured with it in Los Angeles. Betty Davis, young saleswoman who "made a sale" to…
The 1932 George Robot by Capt. William H.Richards is an improved version of the 1928 Eric Robot. There is also a later 1952 version named Robert Robot with a different head, but I have no record of who owned and operated Robert Robot back then [1]. The 1932 head is more sculptured,…
This Robot has had several guises over the years. From large, round, eyes with lamps in them and large ears with microphones, to a female form with curly hair breasts on the chest plate, and then one with insulators on its head. It also has many names, including The ROBOTER,…
"Sparky" the Robot Pup appeared in Dec 1958-Jan 1959 issues of Popular Electronics. Full pdf here Sparky the Robot Pup PE Dec 1958-Jan 1959. HOW IT WORKS When main switch S1 is closed, all relays stay in their unactivated position and power is supplied only to the drive motor…
Sparky the Robot Pup PE Dec 1958-Jan 1959