Comments on: Robots in Ragtime http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/03/robots-in-ragtime/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/03/robots-in-ragtime/#comment-10154 Stannous Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:55:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/03/robots-in-ragtime/#comment-10154 C'mon, he's breathing second-hand smoke from that robot so he's 'sorta' committing suicide... Still at it years later: (This is a transcript of an AP newsreel) Japan: Tokyo - 25 February 1964 (Life Size Robot goes to Market) [a0003441] Robot, inventor Jiro Aizawa and assistant Aizawa Hand inside robot Robot, Aizawa and asst with controls Robot pushing baby carriage down street Robot's head Movement of feet, tilt up to robot's face Robot and carriage outside store Robot with shop asst Robot blinks eyes Assistant fills shopping basket of robot AA same Robot amidst crowd of children AA same Robot moves thru children, asst in foreground Assistant with controls Controls Robot, pan to smiling children C’mon, he’s breathing second-hand smoke from that robot so he’s ’sorta’ committing suicide…

Still at it years later:
(This is a transcript of an AP newsreel)
Japan: Tokyo - 25 February 1964
(Life Size Robot goes to Market)
[a0003441]

Robot, inventor Jiro Aizawa and assistant
Aizawa
Hand inside robot
Robot, Aizawa and asst with controls
Robot pushing baby carriage down street
Robot’s head
Movement of feet, tilt up to robot’s face
Robot and carriage outside store
Robot with shop asst
Robot blinks eyes
Assistant fills shopping basket of robot
AA same
Robot amidst crowd of children
AA same
Robot moves thru children, asst in foreground
Assistant with controls
Controls
Robot, pan to smiling children

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/03/robots-in-ragtime/#comment-10146 jayessell Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:30:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/09/03/robots-in-ragtime/#comment-10146 Oh. Ex-Kamakazi plane <i>designer</i> as opposed to Ex-Kamakazi plane <i>operator</i>. Big difference. Oh.
Ex-Kamakazi plane designer as opposed to Ex-Kamakazi plane operator.
Big difference.

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