Tuesday, April 30, 2013

HW 7: Electro and Sparko (here boy!)

We talked about him recently, this amazing (and quite unhealthy!) robot, one of the earliest humanoid robots, that debuted at the Worlds Fair in 1939.

So for reading about the two robots, check out this webpage where the describe him (or should I be saying 'it'?)


Then check out This youtube clip is actually from a movie also from 1939.  Very cool to see him move around, and also see how others reacted to such an amazing piece of technology (at the time).

Use the standard response, but mention what the two 'photocells' in Electro did.  You might need to carefully study the diagram to find the answer... be sure to talk about BOTH robots in your responses!

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