Artifact Details

Title

Robots - Electro and Woman

Catalog Number

102693535

Type

Still Image

Description

This is a B&W image of Electro dancing with unknown woman.
"1940— Westinghouse's Electro and Sparko spokesbots entertain crowds at the World's Fair in New York. These animatronic wonders marked the first time that electric motors were used to power and actuate robots." "O'Reilly Safari great moments in Robot History"

Date

1940 ca.

Identifying Numbers

Other number P4623 Verso pencil

Dimensions

overall: 10 in x 8 in

Category

Photograph

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015
 

Related Records

102693536 Robots - Electro and Sparko