Art – FOP Shvachko V. V.

Thylacine in colour

2021-09-12

| 1930s, 2020s, Art

Footage from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) collection of Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger in captivity, is colourised. Colourised Footage of the Last Tasmanian Tiger | NFSA https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/colourised-footage-last-tasmanian-tiger Tasmanian Tiger: Last known footage of a Thylacine | NFSA https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/tasmanian-tiger-last-known-footage-thylacine National Film and Sound Archive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive The Thylacine Museum – A…

ASIMO

2013-05-31

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| 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Advertising, Art, Entertainment, Ground transportation, Housekeeping, Intelligent, Medicine, Mobile robots, Research, Walking systems

ASIMO (which is an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) is an android created by Honda, Japanese public multinational company. This robot was created to be a helper to people. ASIMO was designed to operate in real-world environments, with the ability to walk or run on two feet.[1-6] ASIMO, model of 2005. [11] 1…

Kinetic sculpture of Theo Jansen

2012-12-30

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| 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Advertising, Art, Automatic, Mobile robots, Research, Walking systems

Since 1990 Theo Jansen, Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor, builds huge structures that resemble skeletons of animals which are able to move under the influence of wind on the sandy beaches.[1][2][3] These structures are known as Strandbeest (Dutch: strand = beach; beest = beast), wind-walking examples of artificial life. Jansen calls them “animals” or “creatures”.[2][3]…

”Mondo Spider” walking machine

2012-05-11

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| 2000s, 2010s, Advertising, Art, Entertainment, Ground transportation, Mobile robots, Semi-automatic, Walking systems

Mondo Spider is a ridable mechanical eight-legged walking machine. It was designed and built in 2005 and 2006 by team, based in Vancouver (Canada): Leigh Christie, Jonathan Tippett, Charlie Brison, Alex Mossman, Dillard Brinson, Sam Meyer and Ryan Johnston. Also team consisted of a range of volunteers-helpers.[1][2] Mondo Spider walking machine. [3] 1 The Mondo…

Devices of Heron of Alexandria

2012-05-06

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| 0050s, 0060s, 0070s, Advertising, Art, Entertainment, Information robots, Other complex robots, Research

Greek mathematician and engineer Heron of Alexandria (lived and worked in Alexandria in the second half of the first century A.D., Roman Egypt) invented the first automatic doors, automatic puppet theater, vending machine, quick self-charging crossbow, steam turbine, automated scenery, the device to measure the length of roads (the ancient “taximeter”), etc.[1-3] Heron of Alexandria…

Jaquet-Droz automata

2012-04-24

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| 1760s, 1770s, Advertising, Art, Automatic, Entertainment, Manipulation robots, Programmable

The animated dolls, The Draughtsman, The Musician and The Writer, were constructed by Swiss-born watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721–1790), his son Henri-Louis (1752-1791), and Jean-Frédéric Leschot (1746-1824) between 1768 and 1774.[1][2] Jaquet-Droz automata at the Museum of Art and History in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). [3] 1 The Draughtsman (made of 2000 pieces) is a young child who…