Dancing Robot | Modern Mechanix

Mechanix Illustrated

Issue: Jan, 1949

Posted in: Robots

Posted: 05/05/2008

Dancing Robot (Jan, 1949)

Dancing Robot performs a merry jig by remote control. Patrick Rizzo who built it in his spare time, claims the $100,000 creature is the first of its type.

4 comments

Myles says: May 6, 20088:17 am

$100,000? In 1949? You could buy 10 homes for that. I hope it dances well.
rsterling78 says: May 6, 20089:00 pm

“I’m a friend of Sarah Connor. Can I see her, please?”
Zen says: May 7, 20085:06 am

Hmm somethings wrong all other robots from the period are showing how human they are by smoking!
oilscum says: February 5, 201111:44 pm

I get the feeling that both father and son, tired of dancing with each other, are thinking “Finally someone I can dance with!”.

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