Back in the 60's I remember seeing a demo of a humanoid robot named Electra at the NY state fair. It may have been maid by IBM, but I can't seem to dig anything up on it. As a kid I was amazed and thought it mega cool when they detached her head to prove that it wasn't human, though people in the crowd were still dubious.
In the "bringing robots to the masses" department, I think that Tomy should get a nomination for the Armatron.
Of course, don't forget the Rockem-Sockem guys. I yearn for the days when I could knock my brother's block off so easily!
Truckstops such as Flying J and TravelCenters of America offer dialup as well as 802.11b access. Most of the drivers I know would be lost without their laptops.
The nuns in my elementary school outlawed paper planes, spitballs, match flipping and other various incendiaries and projectiles decades ago. I hope Sister Mary Discipline claims prior art and stops this madness.
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Back in the 60's I remember seeing a demo of a humanoid robot named Electra at the NY state fair. It may have been maid by IBM, but I can't seem to dig anything up on it. As a kid I was amazed and thought it mega cool when they detached her head to prove that it wasn't human, though people in the crowd were still dubious. In the "bringing robots to the masses" department, I think that Tomy should get a nomination for the Armatron. Of course, don't forget the Rockem-Sockem guys. I yearn for the days when I could knock my brother's block off so easily!
Truckstops such as Flying J and TravelCenters of America offer dialup as well as 802.11b access. Most of the drivers I know would be lost without their laptops.
The nuns in my elementary school outlawed paper planes, spitballs, match flipping and other various incendiaries and projectiles decades ago. I hope Sister Mary Discipline claims prior art and stops this madness.
Never open a burglar alarm panel box in any food establishment if you're the slightest bit squeamish.