This page contains a timeline showing significant Cybernetic animals and events, the dates being the creation or announcement of the cybernetic models. If IMAGE IS CLICKABLE, then a post exists for it. Check out the updates page for recent posts. PRE-CYBERNETIC ERA 1911- Toy Beetle 1912- Miessner / Hammond - Electric Dog "Seleno" +…
Ray Cooper, the last director of the Burden Neurological Institute, wrote this bio on Grey Walter for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( http://www.oxforddnb.com ) . (William) Grey Walter (1910-1977), Walter, (William) Grey (1910-1977), neurophysiologist, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on 19 February 1910, the only child of Karl…
portrait of W. Grey Walter
There are various bio's out there on Grey Walter already, but I thought I'd try a different approach. One of the better references on Grey Walter and his tortoises is, interestingly enough, the book titled "Discussions on Child Development" in one volume 1971. Most researchers on Grey Walter and his…
This is the beginning of a series of posts on the history of cybernetic animals, early robots, steam men, and other walking machines covering the late 19th century and the 20th century. My initial focus will be my recent work on W. Grey Walter and his tortoises, with starters to…
Dr. W Grey Walter's portrait as it appears in the foyer at the BNI
Reuben Hoggett has had a life-long interest in robots. His earliest images are that of Grey Walter's tortoise as illustrated in Nigel Calder's book 'Robots', an image of Bruce Lacey's robot best 'man' Rosabosom in a 60's newspaper article, and Dr Who and the Daleks, of course. These books…