Capt. Alban J. Roberts – cyberneticzoo.com http://cyberneticzoo.com a history of cybernetic animals and early robots Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1920 – “The Kaiser” Mechanical Man – Capt. Alban J. Roberts (New Zealand/Australia/U.K.) http://cyberneticzoo.com/robots/1920-the-kaiser-capt-alban-j-roberts-new-zealandaustraliau-k/ http://cyberneticzoo.com/robots/1920-the-kaiser-capt-alban-j-roberts-new-zealandaustraliau-k/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:54:01 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=521 The name "Kaiser" comes from the title of a video clip found at British Pathe here. Its actual name is not known at this time. WORKING MODEL OF THE KAISER Captain Alban J. Roberts – mobile, light-operated automaton 1920's (responsible for robots attributed to Jasper Maskelyne (music halls) and occasionally incorrectly attributed to Capt W. H. […]

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