Comments on: GIZMO (Dec, 1958) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jeff Rice http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1087398 Jeff Rice Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:31:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1087398 I'm posting here a set of notes I made for myself, which expands on the info above: Boy's Life Gismo robot series (back issues available on Google Books, as of 4/18/2011) 1. GISMO AND I - Sherwood Fuehrer, June 56 p. 18 (original Gismo - not a construction article, but Fuehrer's tale of homebuilt robot Gismo) Great collection of Fuehrer Gismo pics at http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=1920 includes reprint of Boy's Life article (plain text only) includes photo that appeared for many years (in the 60's editions???) in the World Book Encyclopedia article on Robot 2. "GISMO" the Great - Glenn Wagner, Nov. 56, p. 74 (build-it-yourself plans, similar to Fuehrer design) 3. Build Your Own Robot - Tom Carroll, Feb. 87, p. 18 (GISMO2BL) 4. Gismo is back! - Mark Haverstock, Sept. 90, p. 24 (GISMO 3) 5. Gismo is back - Mark Haverstock, April 96, p. 26 - reprint (& slight update??) of Sept. 90 article 6. Build a 'Bot! - Mark Haverstock (GISMO 4, "BASIC" & "EXTREME" variations), not published in magazine. At: http://media.scouting.org/boyslife/workshop/gismojr.pdf and http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/787/build-a-working-robot/ 7. Build a recycled robot - Cy Tymony, April 2011 (GISMO 5) At: http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/18489/build-a-recycled-robot/ (in general, the series is progressively dumbed down as it goes, until reaching a low of superficiality & inanity in the latest. So boys today are too stupid & clumsy to use tools, and have the attention span of a goldfish???) Also, in Mar. 86 issue, p. 58, an article, "We showed you how," referring to the Nov. 56 GISMO as one of the most famous construction projects ever in Boy's Life, "still knocked together by craftsmen discovering them for the first time." Includes greatly reduced reproduction of original article, in its entirety. I’m posting here a set of notes I made for myself, which expands on the info above:

Boy’s Life Gismo robot series (back issues available on Google Books, as of 4/18/2011)

1. GISMO AND I – Sherwood Fuehrer, June 56 p. 18 (original Gismo – not a construction article, but Fuehrer’s tale of homebuilt robot Gismo)

Great collection of Fuehrer Gismo pics at
http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=1920

includes reprint of Boy’s Life article (plain text only)
includes photo that appeared for many years (in the 60′s editions???) in the World Book Encyclopedia article on Robot

2. “GISMO” the Great – Glenn Wagner, Nov. 56, p. 74 (build-it-yourself plans, similar to Fuehrer design)

3. Build Your Own Robot – Tom Carroll, Feb. 87, p. 18 (GISMO2BL)

4. Gismo is back! – Mark Haverstock, Sept. 90, p. 24 (GISMO 3)

5. Gismo is back – Mark Haverstock, April 96, p. 26 – reprint (& slight update??) of Sept. 90 article

6. Build a ‘Bot! – Mark Haverstock (GISMO 4, “BASIC” & “EXTREME” variations), not published in magazine.
At:
http://media.scouting.org/boys.....ismojr.pdf and
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-pr.....ing-robot/

7. Build a recycled robot – Cy Tymony, April 2011 (GISMO 5)
At:
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-pr.....led-robot/

(in general, the series is progressively dumbed down as it goes, until reaching a low of superficiality & inanity in the latest. So boys today are too stupid & clumsy to use tools, and have the attention span of a goldfish???)

Also, in Mar. 86 issue, p. 58, an article, “We showed you how,” referring to the Nov. 56 GISMO as one of the most famous construction projects ever in Boy’s Life, “still knocked together by craftsmen discovering them for the first time.” Includes greatly reduced reproduction of original article, in its entirety.

]]> By: Andrew L. Ayers http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1077178 Andrew L. Ayers Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:29:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1077178 Ok - here is what I found and put up on my website: http://www.phoenixgarage.org/show_article/91 It isn't the same as this robot, but I think it is the likely one mentioned by John Anderson; I am still looking for my copy of the article on "Gismo 2"... Ok – here is what I found and put up on my website:

http://www.phoenixgarage.org/show_article/91

It isn’t the same as this robot, but I think it is the likely one mentioned by John Anderson; I am still looking for my copy of the article on “Gismo 2″…

]]> By: Andrew L. Ayers http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1077177 Andrew L. Ayers Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:45:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1077177 Somewhere I have a copy of the "Gizmo" robot plans that I sent away for in Boys Life magazine when I was younger (in the 1980's) when they published plans for "Gizmo 2"; I may be able to dig both up and put them on my website somewhere, if I can find them... Somewhere I have a copy of the “Gizmo” robot plans that I sent away for in Boys Life magazine when I was younger (in the 1980′s) when they published plans for “Gizmo 2″; I may be able to dig both up and put them on my website somewhere, if I can find them…

]]> By: John Anderson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1069354 John Anderson Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:46:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1069354 Still havent come up with much. Im sure I built it and im sure I had plans out of a magazine. Back then we got three magazines, Boys Life, Popular Mechanics and popular science. Can figure why we cant track it down Oh Well.. John Still havent come up with much. Im sure I built it and im sure I had plans out of a magazine. Back then we got three magazines, Boys Life, Popular Mechanics and popular science. Can figure why we cant track it down Oh Well.. John

]]> By: John Anderson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1048526 John Anderson Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:07:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1048526 You were right mr Barrineau is a sharp cookie. Talked to him. He said he didnt think the article came out in mechanix Illustrated. he thinks it was in Boys Life, the magazine for scouts. Ive done many searchs and still nothing. i know for a fact that there is an article because i built the robot in about 1957 from those plans. Still Looking john You were right mr Barrineau is a sharp cookie. Talked to him. He said he didnt think the article came out in mechanix Illustrated. he thinks it was in Boys Life, the magazine for scouts. Ive done many searchs and still nothing. i know for a fact that there is an article because i built the robot in about 1957 from those plans. Still Looking
john

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1048138 Firebrand38 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:15:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1048138 I take that back. I'm e-mailing his e-mail address to Charlie as we speak. I take that back. I’m e-mailing his e-mail address to Charlie as we speak.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1048137 Firebrand38 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:04:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1048137 John All I was able to do is find his profile on amazon (follow the link in my first posting) and sent him a message. John
All I was able to do is find his profile on amazon (follow the link in my first posting) and sent him a message.

]]> By: John Anderson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1048131 John Anderson Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:09:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1048131 I see Firebrand38 said he sent Him Wade Barrineau a link to this. how did he do that. I see Firebrand38 said he sent Him Wade Barrineau a link to this. how did he do that.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1047930 Charlie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:39:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1047930 I don't think there is an article. Just this little blurb. I don’t think there is an article. Just this little blurb.

]]> By: John Anderson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1047928 John Anderson Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:27:50 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1047928 Hope this will find someone that can help me. i built this robot when I was in 8th grade. Im trying to find the article. Ive had several people check there DEC 1958 Issue of mechanix Illistrated and the article is not in there. Just a small picture of the robot. does anyone know where this article is. I cant seam to find out how to contact Mr Barrineau. I think he is still living. This was such a great project Im wanting to do it again with the boy scout troop here. Any help at all Thanks John Anderson Hope this will find someone that can help me. i built this robot when I was in 8th grade. Im trying to find the article. Ive had several people check there DEC 1958 Issue of mechanix Illistrated and the article is not in there. Just a small picture of the robot. does anyone know where this article is. I cant seam to find out how to contact Mr Barrineau. I think he is still living. This was such a great project Im wanting to do it again with the boy scout troop here.

Any help at all
Thanks John Anderson

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1023375 Firebrand38 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:48:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1023375 I sent him a link to this page so hopefully he'll contribute something. I sent him a link to this page so hopefully he’ll contribute something.

]]> By: DHM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1022251 DHM Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:50:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/14/gizmo/#comment-1022251 He's still making stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AI10L5642YNZL/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort%5Fby=MostRecentReview He’s still making stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/m.....centReview

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