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1962 – Kirov Robots – (Soviet)

cyberne1 — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:50:55 +0000

Robots on display at the Regional exhibition of Technical Creativity Pioneers (Kirov, 1962). Source: Tornado 84

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1965 – Meccano Promotional Robot – (British)

cyberne1 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:16:30 +0000

LONDON – ALL SET FOR SANTA aka CHRISTMAS TOY FAIR Meccano promotional robot at the1965 Christmas Toy Fair, London. The robot's head turns, ears spin, eye lights flash, mouth opens and closes, chest lights flash, each arm can move up and down and the head's antenna rotates. It appears that one leg may move, and the […]

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1957 – Hombre FORCYLOR – (Spanish)

cyberne1 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:12:21 +0000

Hombre FORCYLOR at a 1960 Trade Exhibition in Barcelona. "Hombre FORCYLOR" appeared as a promotional robot for a manufacturer of sheets, branded "Forcylor-Trinxet". Source: ABC (Madrid) 21 Nov 1956 p22 interrogue Vd. al ROBOT…!? todos los días, a partir de mañana, en ALMACENES SIMEON, Pza. Santa Ana, 14 El "Hombre FORCYLOR", es un alucinante personaje, un […]

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Early Science Fair Robots

cyberne1 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:45:41 +0000

1931: "Bugs the Mechanical Man" by Bobby Lambert, Charlotte, N.C. USA. 1948: 1949: Elmer the robot, Colorado. Jimmie the Demonstration Robot responds to single words via the telephone. 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: "Reject the Robot" by Tommy Firestine. USA. 1956: "Herbert Watt" the robot. 1957: "Nemo the Magnificant" Robot by Johnny Ventura. USA […]

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1985 – Marco and the Fuyo Robot Theater Expo’85 – Automax (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:43:37 +0000

Perhaps the most impressive robot show [from Expo'85] is at the Fuyo Robot Theater. In this exhibit hall, whose exterior is shaped like a pearl in an opening oyster, the robots basically have the run of the place, entertaining visitors with a complicated floor show. Through voice recognition and voice synthesis, visitors can actually communicate […]

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1983 – COSMO1 – Dainichi Kiko (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:43:16 +0000

Machinery Service Robot: An Unmanned Conveyor Dainichi Kiko This waiter robot, priced at Y5 million, is one of a number of "amusement" robots that Dainichi has developed for use in restaurants and wedding halls. Performing eight basic operations, including the ability to speak sixteen different phrases, the waiter robot is capable of a wide range […]

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1970 – Expo ’70 Fujipan Pavillion Robots – Tezuka/Aizawa (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:07:06 +0000

A display of robot models showing which robots were included by Tezuka in the Fujipan pavillion. The Symphonitoron. Robots appearing at an exhibition. Osamu Tezuka with his robots. Dancing robot rotates, and moves its arms. Catalogue entry. Blue photo-taking robot on the left. See the full Jiro Aizawa story here .

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1970 – 7ft-tall “Blue” Robot – Jiro Aizawa/Osamu Tezuka (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:55:03 +0000

The 7ft tall, blue robot appeared in the Fujipan pavillion at Expo'70, Osaka, Japan. The robot display for the Fujipan pavillion was designed by Jiro's partner Osamu Tezuka (the creator of Astro Boy) so most likely the robot was, at least, from their Institute of Juvenile Culture. The robot itself is probably an Aizawa robot. A display of robot […]

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19xx – Unknown Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:17:44 +0000

I don't know what this robot does. There's a large slot in the front and speakers – maybe it is a record player? Robot after restoration at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan in 2008. Image by "Robot". The Robot with his brothers in the Nagoya Robot Museum. The Robot Museum closed 31 September, 2007. […]

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19xx – Blue Stamping Robot – Jiro Aizawa (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:18:25 +0000

Restoration at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan in 2008. Blue stamping robot with his brothers in the Nagoya Robot Museum. The Robot Museum closed 31 September, 2007. Both Stamping robots after restoration at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan in 2008. Image by "Robot". See the full Jiro Aizawa story here .

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