Consider these robots from a bygone era..
1868 - Steam Man
1894 - Electric Man
1909 – Occultus / Barbarossa
1920 - “The Kaiser” Mechanical Man
1924 – Radio Police Automaton
1927 – Televox - Westinghouse
1928 – Eric Robot
1928 – Rupert I & II
1929 - Dr. Motor
1929 – “M. M.” the Mechanische Mensch
1930 – Sheet Metal Man
1930 – Televox
1930 – SABOR II
1930 – Katrina Van Televox – Westinghouse
1930 – Rastus Robot & Willie Jr. - Westinghouse
1931 – Willie Vocalite
1932 – Alpha the Robot
1932 – George Robot
1932 – “The Iron Man” Promotional Robot
1933 – Mr. Ohm Kilowatt
1933 – Willie the Robot
1933 – Cocktail Robot
1934 – Egbert
1934 – Mac the Mechanical Man
1935 – Lifelike Robot – Milton Tenenbaum
1936 – “Robie” the Radio-Controlled Robot
1936 – Mechanical Man – Dept. of Labor
1937 – “Machine-Man”
1937 – “Professor Arcadius”
1937 – Elektro - Westinghouse
1937 – Telepathic Robot
1940 – Sparko the Robot Dog
1947 – SABOR V
1948 – Robin the Robot
1949 – George the Robot
1953 – GARCO
1957 - Robotron
1964 – “Freddie Ford” Promotional Robot
1965 – ROSA BOSOM
1965 – Unknown Robot – (Hungarian)
1965 – NASA - Robonaut
The Fab Four - USSR
1967 – Sim One Operation Robot
1976 – “Robbie” the Robot – Tom Clayton
1977 – Klatu the Household Android
1982 – RB5X the Intelligent Robot
1982 – “Marilyn Monroe” the Cybot
1982 – “A2W2” the Andy Warhol Robot
1988 – “Shadow” Biped Walker
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