| MECHANICAL TORTOISE | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7150 |
| Catalog #: | 501419 | |
| Clip Number: | 501419-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 341 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:04 - 01:21:29 | |
| Location: | Bristol | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Mechanical INVENTIONS: Robots LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SCIENCE: Robotics, Misc | |
| Description: | MECHANICAL TORTOISE Bristol. Various shots of mechanical machine (or mechanical tortoise) being demonstrated by its inventor (Doctor Grey Walter) who directs the machine by waving a torch (photoelectric cell and robot's "brain" guide it toward the light). M/Ss of machine running into small lamp. Several shots of the inside workings of the machine. The machine follows the light inside its pen. Once inside the inventor turns off the light and closes door. | |
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