Robots
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key
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- = no longer exists
= in active use
A = Animatronic
C = Concept
CP = magazine Construction Project by David Buckley
D = Development
MMP = Modified Magazine Project, other authors
MP = Magazine Project, other authors
R = Retired in full working order
T = Transfered
X = abandoned
#k = kit version
-magazines-
NPM = Newnes Practical Mechanics
PE = Practical Electronics
PR = Practical Robotics
RCM&E = Radio Control Models & Electronics
SP = Sinclair Projects
* = items have a web page here.
+ = items have entries on web pages here.
# year name
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1 55 - Meccano Soldier (Comic)
2 62 - Meccano Shuffler
3 63 - Meccano arm
*4 Oct76 R Teal from a design by Peter Holland
*5 80 X M^2_1 micromouse
*6 81 D Quester micromouse
*7 May82 R M^2_3
+8 Nov82 R Black Zeaker
*9 Feb83 CP-PE-R White Zeaker prototype for Colne Robotics, PE May/June 1983
*10 Jun83 CP-SP-R Projects-Prowler robot vehicle, SP Aug/Dec 83, started 22 May 83
11 83 X Croy-1
12 83 X Bubble (RM kept this)
83 R Modular-1 (space model) prototype robot vehicle for IGR Ltd
+13 Nov83 D Modular-1 prototype robot vehicle for IGR Ltd
*14 Q1-84 D Zeaker II (Jamie) prototype Zero II
*15 Jul84 R Zero II, desktop 'turtle' robot for IGR Ltd
* Jul84 CP-PR-R Double Vision, stereo vision system, PR July 1984
+16 85 T Teal II for Joe Bosworth
*17 86 R Beeber
*18 87 D First Step, quadruped
*19 88 R Shadow Biped Walker
*20 88 X Robot Arm RX-500 prototype for Concorde Robotic
*21 90 MMP-R Icarus from a design by A B Orr, NPM July 1962.
*22 90 MMP-R Fred 12/64 from a design by Peter Holland, RCM&E Dec 64
*23 May90 MMP-R Hexy 3/65 G Drapper, RCM&E March 1965
*24 91 D Liberator mobile robot Transfered to Shadow Group 96, retrieved 2008
*25 Oct91 R WiLF - 6/75, White (or Black) Line Follower
26 Nov91 D,MMP Xee 6/71, PE June 71
*27 Mar92 MMP-R Timbug II (6/80 2/4/92 finished), Elektor, June 1980.
28 May93 MP-R OmniVore, by Jonathan Connell, Omni October 1988.
*29 Sep93 R SimplHex, hexapod robot
+30 Sep93 T Elizabeth mobile robot Transfered to Martin Smith 01
*31 May94 R TinyTim (13-22 May 94)
*32 Sep94 T Victoria mobile robot Transfered to Martin Smith 01
33 94 D Amater micromouse
95 D Jack-0
95 C Mr-Big
*34 May95 R Clarissa May Groundhog class mobile robot
*35 May95 R Snowdrop Groundhog class mobile robot
36 May95 X SeaRoller
37 Aug96 X Gargantua
38 Aug96 X Ranger - Scout
*39 Nov97 R The Imperial Drone Red - Nevik, mobile robot
40 Nov97 T The Imperial Drone Green - Gotan, mobile robot (->Edward)
*41 Apr98 R Hugo (cardboard Alex)
*42 Oct98 R BigFoot
*43 Oct98 R Alex
* 99 - TecArm v0 prototype
*44 99 R TecArm-5
*45 99 R TecArm-6
+ May00 A Bob Hope animatronic golfer
*46 Jul00 TecFoot prototype - TecFoot-1 - Condor
*46k Aug00 TecFoot kit - TecFoot-2 - Wild Eagle
*47 Feb01 - TecBug - prototype for Hextor, servos and uCs used for Hextor
*47k Aug01 R Hextor
*48 Jan02 A Celt
*49 May02 T TecRover, prototype mobile robot base for Milford Instruments (Milford had this)
*50 May02 Cycler - Shakespeare - drawn 29May, cut steel for base 11Jul
*51 Jun02 X Junior - drawn 13Jun, cut parts 14Jun, assembled 18Jun
*52 Jul02 D Tom - Junior class
*53 Jul02 D POP (Sam) - Ambler2 class - 6Jul cut parts,
7Jul walked with Toddler board, 8Jul modified feet, 18Aug new Stamp-2 brain
*54 Aug02 D MOM (Efi)(Effi) - Ambler2 class
12Aug walked with Toddler board, 18Aug new Stamp-2 brain
*55 Nov02 D Joe (Joel) - Ambler2 class
*56 Dec02 D Loki - Mech-Ai S4 class
*57 Dec02 D Freya - Mech-Ai S4 class
+58 Jan03 Cycler - Byron
+59 Jan03 Cycler - Shelley
*60 Jan03 D Thor - Mech-Ai S4 class
61 Jan03 D Frey - Mech-Ai S4 class
62 Jan03 C Odin - Mech-Ai S4 class - drawing lost
*63 May03 A Crofter
*64 Aug03 A Policeman
65 Oct03 D Frigga - Mech-Ai S4 class
*66 Nov03 D Kas (Kasper) - Ambler3 class
* Mar04 R [Roger made MiniFrea based on Freya]
+67 Mar04 A Sergeant writing - REME
+68 Mar04 A Prisoner - REME
69 May04 A Silicone skin talking and writing Butler, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg
70 May04 A Silicone skin talking and gesturing Dr Mirakel, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg
*71 Jul04 A Sir William Stanier - The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust
*72 05 Robotic human sized leg for research into powered prosthetics -
Shadow Robot Co. for North Carolina A & T University
*73 Jan06 A Animatronic head with Gaze-Eyes for a Swedish museum
74 07 A Animatronic head of Colonel Stephens, locomotive designer, Kent & East Sussex Railway Museum
+75 08 A Animatronic Dinosaurs with moving eyes, for a Newcastle upon Tyne museum
+76 08 A Animatronic Dinosaurs with moving eyes, for a Newcastle upon Tyne museum
+77 09 A Animatronic Dinosaur with moving head, for a Newcastle upon Tyne museum
*78 14Apr09 Strider1 - 3 ft high Ambler type biped
+79 May09 A Scribbler - Animatronic figure, moving head and writing hand, The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust
80 Dec09 D Jid - Ambler2 class
81 Dec09 D Iva - Ambler2 class
*82 Dec09 D Jet - Ambler2 class
*83 Aug11 Bambino PicAxe
*84 Aug11 A Animatronic Nutcracker doll
*85 Oct11 Bambino PicAxe Beta (6)
*86 12 Duplhex hexapod
*87 12 R TecArm-6v2
*88 Jan13 Bambino Arduino Duemilanove
*89.2i Mar13 Jet Laser - Ambler2 class - Laser cut batch
*89.2j Mar13 Jet Laser - Ambler2 class - Laser cut batch
*89.2k Mar13 Jet Laser - Ambler2 class - Laser cut batch
*90 Jan14 Bambino Arduino ProMini
*91 Feb14 Bambino Arduino Mega328p (3)
*92 Sep14 Baldur - Mech-Ai S4 class
*93 Oct14 Imp - Mech-Ai S4 class
94 May16 D Nova-Cybot-I,II,III
*95 Aug16 D Shadow Leg Mk2
96 May19 D Magni - Mech-Ai S4 class
*97 Sep19 Ullr - Mech-Ai S4 class
98 Mar22 Bambino PicAxe20x2 (2)
*99 Sep22 D Ajax biped - based on Sainsmart Humanoid kit
*100 Apr23 D Libby - rebuild of Liberator #24
Animatronics
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Control systems for Jim Whiting's shows, Cologne, Berlin, Warwick, London, Glasgow, (see below - Leipzig, London)
+Mar90 Control system for Lion and Unicorn sculpture
1990 Seed Birds - radio controlled animatronic birds, 'Into the Woods', the Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Rd London.
*May91 Camel-1 mechanical for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium
+Jan92 EuroDisney-Paris Pop-Up-Book
*Nov92 Camel-2 electric for American touring production of 'Joseph'
*Oct93 Camel-3 electric for British touring production of 'Joseph'
*Feb94 Camel-4 new base for #3 for British touring production of 'Joseph'
Nutcracker Doll - The Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of the Nutcracker
+Apr92 A Flying Magpie - The Thieving Magpie - Leeds Opera North
*1995- Gaze-Control Heads
+Dec96 7 heads with moving eyes - Berlin museum
+Jan97 Dead Lady on Coffin for Grusil(?) Cabinet Berlin (Grisly Show)
+Oct97 2 Breathing sailors - for SS Great Britain
*Hugo - animatronic head
+May07 Barrel Man - Dungeons of Windsor
*Aug97 Barrel Man - London Pageant Dark-Ride
*Apr98 Cardboard Hugo -> Alex #43, - workshop on animatronics to The Royal National Theatre, London
+1999 3 Hugo type animatronic heads - Bodmin, Court Museum
+1999 3 Gaze-Control Heads - Bodmin, Court Museum
+May99 Dickens - Silicone skin Hugo type animatronic head - demonstration
Bodmin type Animatronic head - Horse World museum
2 Alfred type animatronic heads + animated apothecary - National Pharmacy Museum, Portugal
2 Alfred type animatronic heads - Paris touring information show about diabetes
*Feb01 Alfred - animatronic head - demonstration
+Mar00 3 Ladies with moving heads- German Buses - A touring information show for schools
+Mar00 3 Men with moving head and arm - German Buses - A touring information show for schools
+May00 Golfer - Bob Hope playing golf - holes 15 foot putts with ease - demonstration
+Sep00 Breathing Statue with moving eyes - Vienna, Austria
+May00 Flag Man - Hugo - to go with the Golfer, raised flag from out of the putting hole
+Mar00 Snake Head - Speckled Band - Sherlock Holmes Museum, Baker St, London
+Mar01 Cyclist - a Cycle-shop, Ireland
*Apr01 Animatronic Bishop, Alfred type head - Hugo refurbished - Wales
*Jan02 Animatronic talking Celt - 'Setantii Tales of Thameside' museum Ashton-under-Lyne, #47
*May02 - Jan03 3 Cycler Presentation Robots for Waste Watch, #50, #58, #59
2 Animatronic Larvae with flickering lights inside - Anthony Bennet
+Mar03 Animatronic Grasshopper caught in a web - Anthony Bennet
*May03 Animatronic Crofter - the Hootananny Celtic Heritage Centre, Inverness, #63
*Aug03 Policeman - Police Federation, #64
*Mar04 Sergeant writing - REME, #67
*Mar04 Prisoner - REME, #68
*May04 Silicone skin talking and writing Butler, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg, #69
*May04 Silicone skin talking and gesturing Dr Mirakel, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg, #70
*Jul04 Sir William Stanier - The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust, Ashbourne, Derbyshire #71
+Aug04 Inhaler Girl
+Sep05 2 Breathing Torsos for SS Great Britain
* 06 Animatronic head with Gaze-Eyes for a Swedish museum
07 Gaze-Control Animatronic head of Colonel Stephens, locomotive designer,
Kent & East Sussex Railway Museum, Tenterden, Kent
+ 08 Animatronic head with silicone skin, with mouth and eyebrow movements, Nottingham Trent University
+ 08 Two animatronic Dinosaurs with moving eyes, for a Newcastle upon Tyne museum
+ 09 Animatronic Dinosaur with moving head, for a Newcastle upon Tyne museum
*May09 Scribbler - Animatronic figure, moving head and writing hand,
The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
+Sep09 Control systems for Jim Whiting's Deus ex Machina show, Westfluegel Theatre Leipzig
+Oct09 Control systems for Jim Whiting's show, Battersea Arts Centre London
+2010 flickering electronic Oil-Lamp head for a Yinka Shonibare figure
*May11 Mckibben animatronic legs
*Oct11 Special Effect Table, Svein Flygari Johansen - Norwegian artist
+Dec11 Breathing Torso for Jersey Tunnels Museum
*Jul13 Special Effect flying Shoes with bird wings for a Berlin show
Items for countries and places outside Gt Britain
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Austria - +Sep00 Breathing Statue with moving eyes - Vienna, Austria
- +Mar03 Larvae and Prey - Inatura, Museum of Natural History, Dornbirn.
- *Jan04 Silicone skin talking and writing Butler, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg
- *Jan04 Silicone skin talking and gesturing Dr Mirakel, Spirit of Salzburg, Salzburg
Canada - * Gaze Controls for animated heads on figures in museums
Belgium - * Gaze Controls for animated heads on figures in museums
France - 2 Alfred type animatronic heads - Paris touring information show about diabetes
- +Jan92 EuroDisney-Paris Pop-Up-Book
Germany - +Jan87 Dead Lady on Coffin for Grusil(?) Cabinet Berlin (Grisly Show)
- +Mar00 7 heads with moving eyes - Berlin museum
- +Mar00 3 Ladies with moving heads - German Buses - A touring information show for schools
- +Mar00 3 Men with moving head and arm - German Buses - A touring information show for schools
- *May11 Mckibben animatronic legs
- *Jul13 Special Effect flying Shoes with bird wings for a Berlin show
Ireland - +Mar01 Cyclist - a Cycle-shop, Ireland
Portugal - * 2 Alfred type animatronic heads + animated apothecary, National Pharmacy Museum, Portugal
Singapore - * Gaze Control Head - Lord Mountbatten, animated wax head in a museum
Sweden - *Jan06 Animatronic head with Gaze-Eyes for a Swedish museum
USA - * Gaze Controls for animated heads on figures in museums
- *Nov92 Camel-2 electric, for American touring production of 'Joseph'
- *05 Robotic human sized leg for research into powered prosthetics -
Shadow Robot Co. for North Carolina A & T University
Other Machines/Effects
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+1989 Suit Winch controller for Jim Whiting
Feb91 Sparking lamppost for Mr Bean stage show
Jan91 special effect magic-bottles and cake for a Rohl Dahl play
Feb91 Petshop Boys' world tour 1991 stage props - clock lighting
Feb91 Petshop Boys' world tour 1991 stage props - torture box lighting
Feb91 Petshop Boys' world tour 1991 stage props - water tank lighting
Feb91 Flickering Fire stage prop. - Globe Theatre, London
+1991 Puppeting/Recording keyboard for Jim Whiting
*Spring91 Flight Simulator working concept model
*Dec94 Target and Pig pantomime prop
*Oct91 Animated Flower, Channel 4 opera - Camera, filmed 29Nov91
*Jan92 Railway Engine for Pygmalion stage show
+Feb92 Pulser Circuits for Jim Whiting
*Feb92 Railway train for Oklahoma at the Royal National Theatre, London
+Jun92 Flash Boxes for Greenhill Photographers
*Aug98 Postman Pat Van - Postman Pat touring show
*Oct98 New Invention - repair - Beauty and the Beast - Canadian
*Oct98 New Invention - rebuild - Beauty and the Beast - British, Dominion Theatre, London
*2002 Cycler presentation robots for Waste Watch
*2005 Robotic human sized leg for research into powered prosthetics -
Shadow Robot Co. for North Carolina A & T University
+2008 Shadow Electric Dextrous Hand - Shadow C6M Smart Motor Hand
development work on Electrics and Electronics and Mechanical design of forearm
+2010 flickering electronic Oil-Lamp head for a Yinka Shonibare figure
*Oct11 Special Effect Table, Svein Flygari Johansen - Norwegian artist
*Jul13 Special Effect flying Shoes with bird wings for a Berlin show
Walker designs
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1 1 55 Meccano Soldier (Comic)
2 2 62 Meccano Shuffler
*3 4 Oct76 Teal
+4 16 85 Teal II for Joe Bosworth
*5 18 87 D First Step
*6 19 88 A Shadow Walker
*7 29 Sep93 SimplHex
8 95 A Jack-0
9 98 pneumatic parallelogram legs walker
*10 42 Oct98 BigFoot
*11 45 Jul00 TecFoot
*12 46 Feb01 Hextor
*13 51 Jun02 D Junior
*14 52 Jul02 D Tom - Junior class
*15 53 Jul02 D Pop (Sam) - Ambler2 class
+16 54 Aug02 D Mom (Efi) - Ambler2 class
+17 55 Nov02 D Joe - Ambler2 class
*18 56 Dec02 D Loki - Mech-Ai S4 class
*19 57 Dec02 D Freya - Mech-Ai S4 class
*20 60 Jan03 D Thor - Mech-Ai S4 class
21 61 Jan03 D Frey - Mech-Ai S4 class
22 62 Jan03 D Odin - Mech-Ai S4 class
23 65 Oct03 C Frigga - Mech-Ai S4 class
*24 66 Nov03 D Kas (Kasper) - Ambler3 class
*25 Mar04 D Frea - originaly made by Roger Starnes based on Freya design,
hadware and software enhanced
*26 78 Apr09 Strider1 - 3 ft high Ambler type biped
27 80 Dec09 D Jid - Ambler2 class
28 81 Dec09 D Iva - Ambler2 class
*29 82 Dec09 D Jet - Ambler2 class (production Jid)
*30 83 Aug11 Bambino PicAxe
* 84 Aug11 6 Bambino PicAxe beta
*31 87 Jan13 Bambino Arduino Duemilanove
*32 88 Jan13 Bambino Arduino ProMini
*33 89 Feb14 Bambino Arduino Mega328p
*34 90 Sep14 D Baldur - Mech-Ai S4 class
*35 91 Oct14 D Imp - Mech-Ai S4 class
*36 97 Sep19 D Ullr - Mech-Ai S4 class
Mech-Ai
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*1 42 Oct98 BigFoot
*2 46 Jul00 TecFoot
*3 47 Feb01 Hextor
*5 52 Jul02 D Tom - Junior class
+6 55 Nov02 D Joe - Ambler2 class
*7 56 Dec02 D Loki - Mech-Ai S4 class
*8 57 Dec02 D Freya - Mech-Ai S4 class
*9 60 Jan03 D Thor - Mech-Ai S4 class
10 61 Jan03 D Frey - Mech-Ai S4 class
11 62 Jan03 D Odin - Mech-Ai S4 class
12 65 Oct03 D Frigga - Mech-Ai S4 class
*13 66 Nov03 D Kas (Kasper) - Ambler3 class
*14 82 Dec09 D Jet - Ambler2 class (production Jid)