Phony Pony – 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 1968 – Phony Pony – Frank, McGhee (American) http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1968-phony-pony-frank-mcghee-american/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:39:12 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=2757 Leg detail – motors are modified power drills. From George A. Bekey – Autonomous Robots – From Biological Inspiration to Implementation and Control (2005) The first autonomous quadruped robot in the United States was constructed in the 1960's at the University of Southern California; it was dubbed the Phony Pony [ McGhee's own documents also […]

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