Early 20th Century Robots: Sparko, The Robotic Scottish Terrier
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 10:32
in Mathematics & Economics
At the 1939 World’s Fair, Westinghouse, which had an interest in robotics even a decade before, unveiled two robot prototypes: a humanoid named Elektro and a dog named Sparko.Elektro was able to walk, count and smoke cigarettes (which likely did not make his voice raspy, since he talked using a record player) while Sparko was able to sit up and bark. Take that, G.E.!read more