An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 26, 2024
- April 25, 2024
- April 24, 2024
- April 23, 2024
- April 22, 2024
- April 21, 2024
- April 20, 2024
September 28, 2018 08:15 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/y6TZd46pPts/
The cigarette-loving robot that stole America's heart
Robots are a pretty normal part of modern life. We buy them as toys for kids, get some to help clean our homes, and sometimes see them on the big screen. Back in 1939, robots were a lot rarer, and if you did see one, it was probably some human inside a costume, sweating bullets. But not Elektro. He was his own cigarette-smoking, seven-foot-tall self. He wowed crowds across the U.S. and can rightly claim the title of being the first robot celebrity. Sorry, R2-D2. Read more...
More about Mashable Video, Robot, Westinghouse, Retrotech, and TechOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/y6TZd46pPts/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Mashable
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.More About this Source Visit Mashable