Margate – 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 1949-50 – Mechanical Elephant – Frank Stuart (British) http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1949-50-mechanical-elephant-frank-stuart-scottish-g-b/ http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1949-50-mechanical-elephant-frank-stuart-scottish-g-b/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:45:54 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=4774 On July 28, 1950, Frank Stuart gave his first public outing of his man-made walking elephant, walking the roads of Essex with a load of children in its howdah. This robot “Jumbo” is the remarkable invention by Mr. Frank Stuart, a theatrical mask maker and scenic artist. About two years earlier, when watching donkeys on the […]

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