1939

Westinghouse presents Elektro

United States · Humanoid

At the 1939 World's Fair in New York, the company Westinghouse demonstrated the humanoid robot Elektro. It responded to the rhythm of voice commands and told jokes recorded on gramophone records, and it was accompanied by the robot dog Sparko. [1][2]

Sources

1. Computer History Museum: Timeline 1939
2. IEEE Spectrum: Elektro the Moto-Man Had the Biggest Brain at the 1939 World's Fair

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