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Electro the Smoking Robot at the 1939 New York World's Fair

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Uploaded by on Apr 16, 2008

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See Electro the Smoking Moto Man - from an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. This robot, created by Westinghouse, is an amazing technological feat for that era and makes for a fascinating clip.

This film clip is part of the film The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

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  • Good video, but Electro's operation was faked.

    Electro's movements were controlled externally, and all of his responses were pre-recorded and the interaction with operator was scripted.

    Good bit of technic

  • ive actually seen this in a museum. They don't opperate it anymore because its corroded on the inside and apparently it fell on the owners son lol. but none the less this thing is pretty sweet

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