Comments on: Early Robots Looked Way Cooler Than Modern Robots

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By: Awilda Fulenwider

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By: Evan Ackerman

Evan Ackerman — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:26:23 +0000

Oh, that is a shame. You’re right, though, it was a pretty amazing piece of technology for 1970… I don’t suppose that was you in the stroller? :)

By: paul weston

paul weston — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:48:54 +0000

hi there, dennis weston was my grandad, he has now sadly passed away, he invented many things but the robot was far more advanced than anything of its time. its a shame it was dismantled a long time ago. it shouldve been kept for historical purposes & kept in a museum..

By: Derbystor

Derbystor — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:11:42 +0000

Terminator the housewife! =)

By: Zool

Zool — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:40:22 +0000

Oh wow, I’ve wondered about the Tinker robot ever since I was a kid!. I’ve got this book! i.e. (from your link)
http://cyberneticzoo.com/wp-content/uploads/TinkerJ5P1-x640.jpg

The Tinker robot isn’t discussed in the book. Its taken about 30 years to get this answer! Until now I didn’t even know it was called Tinker.

(It was my first robot book and I’ve still got it :) … that has brought back so many memories :)

By: whiskers

whiskers — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:49:05 +0000

I have a problem with ‘teleoperated’ robots. Technically, a ‘robot’ must exhibit some sort of autonomy/intelligence, otherwise it’s just a remote-controlled machine. From wikipedia: “There is conflict about whether the term can be applied to remotely operated devices, as the most common usage implies, or solely to devices which are controlled by their software without human intervention.”

But getting back on topic – most of these are freakish, large, and sci-fi like.