Alpha and several rival "robots" were automata, controlled by electric and hydraulic power, driven by simple actuators for the pre "programmed" movements. Most detected sound and light and went through a sequence of relay controlled actions on "command". electro in the US could walk slowly, and had a big library of recorded responses, as did Alpha. Even the Victorians had such complex animated figures, sound was the new addition in the 1930's. There was control, but not an operator as such.
I like how You said "programmed" in quotes, beacause they were programmed, programation existed before computers, and it has nearly 100 years. And they were not really automatas, since they could do multiple diffrent things at the dame time. Like elektro, orblike alpha. But again I'm comparing it to 1700's automatas, and the first "robot" in heavy airquotes, so yeah.
The figure responded to any sound or light, and set of a choreographed sequence of actions, which could be quite complex. Alpha achieved notoriety when the gun went off on loading and the blank injured the inventors arm, the newspapers made out that Alpha had shot him! Another Robot was shown at the Olympia Radio show in 1934, which answered questions, but the answers were designed to be ambiguous and only seemed to be an answer!! It responded to any sound, not speech.
In a closed show when Alpha didn't want to shoot into the celling.Alpha the n raised,riped her leg of the floor,maked a step and then shooted the maker.Pretty ,,Smart fellow".
It's pretty obvious that this whole thing is just pre-programed mechanical movement and all the dialogue is prescripted, nothing impressive here except this was the 30's so it makes sense how crude it all was. Interestingly, the robot is supposed to be a male yet has curly hair, and what appear to be breasts welded on to it's chest. My guess is the inventor was pretty perverted as well as being somewhat good with mechanical engineering.
Alpha the robot is scary :( @paleofuture When is the first Paleofuture magazine coming out? You said stay tuned in Feb 2011 for updates. It's March already.
What the hell are they saying? I can only hear alpha, beacause she has a loud, and not human voice, and the operator sometimes, beacause he's talking into a mic. But what is the girl saying?
It's neither. It's actually an animatronic automata, meaning it is deaigned to do a few things, for example, the voice commands and the talking were because of s recorder, microphone, and a record player. When the microphone hear a comand, it sent a signal to a sensor which would analyze the signal. If it was something to respond to, it played one of the recorded discs. If it was a command however, it would move a rotor or it's head, or fingers.
![[4k, 50fps, color] 1939 New York World's Fair."The world of tomorrow" Featuring "Elektro the Robot"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GxEhy8hU3LI/mqdefault.jpg)
![[4k, 50fps, color] 1939 New York World's Fair."The world of tomorrow" Featuring "Elektro the Robot"](/img/tr.png)
Alpha and several rival "robots" were automata, controlled by electric and hydraulic power, driven by simple actuators for the pre "programmed" movements. Most detected sound and light and went through a sequence of relay controlled actions on "command". electro in the US could walk slowly, and had a big library of recorded responses, as did Alpha. Even the Victorians had such complex animated figures, sound was the new addition in the 1930's. There was control, but not an operator as such.
I like how You said "programmed" in quotes, beacause they were programmed, programation existed before computers, and it has nearly 100 years. And they were not really automatas, since they could do multiple diffrent things at the dame time. Like elektro, orblike alpha. But again I'm comparing it to 1700's automatas, and the first "robot" in heavy airquotes, so yeah.
Fucking love how they asked if it was a paedophile.
Lmao, doesn’t hurt to be sure xD
@@SpiffinglyAwesomethe way he said no so sudden was a bit sus
A like for your comment and greetings from 2024
Most of congress would fail that question.
Whose idea was it to give it a gun?
The Canadians.
it's a human right to carry a gun 💥 🤣🔫
@@mr.mirage3986 what do the Canadians have to do with this British video?
Me
Texans. Also 100th comment.
"Do you like the ladies?"
"Ngah!"
He said yes. How did you not know this?
@@arthurthepuppetmaster2834 he made a joke
@@arthurthepuppetmaster2834 r/woooosh
Nope. Not beign that idiot
Creepy-as, especially the little boy/girl convo!
LMFAO!!! Alpha looked very British in his countenance, while Elektro looked totally American.
Ah, yes. A brit with a gun, and a American with a balloon.
@@mr.mirage3986 Ah how the turns have tabled
This is absolutely terrifying
"do you like the little boys?" "no" "do you like the little girls?" "no" "do you like the ladies?" "YES" 0:35
The figure responded to any sound or light, and set of a choreographed sequence of actions, which could be quite complex. Alpha achieved notoriety when the gun went off on loading and the blank injured the inventors arm, the newspapers made out that Alpha had shot him! Another Robot was shown at the Olympia Radio show in 1934, which answered questions, but the answers were designed to be ambiguous and only seemed to be an answer!! It responded to any sound, not speech.
Well, Alpha has the gun, so...
It was a traditional revolver wedding.
Holy shit it has a fucking gun...
A simple machine. Responded to sound in a pre recorded manner and actuated motors.
firing a gun near a live audience what could go wrong?
My favorite robot. So honest & charming.
the Question is will it blend?
The precursor to all of the post ww1 era robots was Eric, if you guys liked this clip, I'd check him out
In a closed show when Alpha didn't want to shoot into the celling.Alpha the n raised,riped her leg of the floor,maked a step and then shooted the maker.Pretty ,,Smart fellow".
Space after a dot, but anyways, those are fake guns so
@@mr.mirage3986 Any gun which can fire a blank is a real gun.
Imagine if the narrator had said "Lower your right arm.... FIRE!!"
0:36 goddamn twitter trolls back in those days.
It's pretty obvious that this whole thing is just pre-programed mechanical movement and all the dialogue is prescripted, nothing impressive here except this was the 30's so it makes sense how crude it all was. Interestingly, the robot is supposed to be a male yet has curly hair, and what appear to be breasts welded on to it's chest. My guess is the inventor was pretty perverted as well as being somewhat good with mechanical engineering.
thanks for sharing Matt Novak
Wow I never watched this. I searched for Electro! Great video, thanks!
Alpha the robot is scary :(
@paleofuture
When is the first Paleofuture magazine coming out? You said stay tuned in Feb 2011 for updates. It's March already.
What the hell are they saying? I can only hear alpha, beacause she has a loud, and not human voice, and the operator sometimes, beacause he's talking into a mic. But what is the girl saying?
My right ear is lonely.
Frackin toasters!
WOW THAT ROBOT DOSENT LIKE ANYONE XD
(Edit 5-4-2021: I realized he did like women, and I deeply apologize for this comment.)
You just insulted ladies.
@@mr.mirage3986 wtf do you mean? I hardly even remember watching... :/
@@deadaccountguys "Do You like ladies?"
-"Ye."
@@mr.mirage3986 look, I misheard it. Just.. calm down.
The stuff of nightmares
Elektro vs Alpha, who would win?
One can actually move.
Alpha has the gun
wagdawgwag electro weighed 265lbs alpha was 2,000lbs if he was able to move he would win
Please who gave it a gun?????
No it isnt.Combining a sistem of grid-glow tubes,photo-electric cells,relays and mercury bulbs Alpha can function alone perfectly fine.
i don't need your robot sass.
thats the creepiest thing I have seen
"YEP" - Alpha the Robot (1934)
nice :D
Alpha actually once shot the inventor (true)
WTF ?
Are we sure that this is a robot or just a guy in a suit?
It's neither. It's actually an animatronic automata, meaning it is deaigned to do a few things, for example, the voice commands and the talking were because of s recorder, microphone, and a record player. When the microphone hear a comand, it sent a signal to a sensor which would analyze the signal. If it was something to respond to, it played one of the recorded discs. If it was a command however, it would move a rotor or it's head, or fingers.
Terminator before terminator
Why would you give it a gun
*why*
just
*w h y*
Dad.
Sounds like a knock off of elektro alpha elektro hear the
Similarities and there both voice activated
Alpha 1934 electro 1938
6 feet 1 ton so many women tried to achieve that goal too
No way that was possible in 1934.
Will no way cancer guns was possible in 1910
It's 30 pre recorded voices
I believe this robot back then was made with Morse code of the telegram
This is creepy
More creepy than elektro
they should've made her some soft lips i u know what i mean XD
More concerned with, do you like little boys followed with same question about girls, at least he said no
Sophia is basically the same thing
Fake robot and this person were playing with robot
Gun
@thesalvadorean lmfao
Amongos
Is creepy
Then the robot was wore with human flesh and he became into US PRESIDENT in 2016.
something something cracked blah blah blah
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