ALPHA THE ROBOT. This impressive chrome-plated steel robot, 6.4 feet tall and one ton in weight, was introduced in New York in 1934 by the firm RH Macy & Co.
ALPHA THE ROBOT. This impressive chrome-plated steel robot, 6.4 feet tall and one ton in weight, was introduced in New York in 1934 by the firm RH Macy & Co.
It appeared in a strange presentation where it promoted electronic products, answered a repertoire of questions and fired a handgun. The robot could stand up, move its arms and head, and speak through a gramophone. The metallic creature was recycled several times over the next few years with some minor modifications.
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But the robot was unveiled in London in 1932, as the 1932 issue of the *Illustrated London News* states.
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Alpha shot pistols, half a century before Arnold’s T-800 went looking for Sarah Connor, and assured his audience that he wasn’t a pederast!
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It appeared in a strange presentation where it promoted electronic products, answered a repertoire of questions and fired a handgun. The robot could stand up, move its arms and head, and speak through a gramophone. The metallic creature was recycled several times over the next few years with some minor modifications.
But the robot was unveiled in London in 1932, as the 1932 issue of the *Illustrated London News* states.
Alpha shot pistols, half a century before Arnold’s T-800 went looking for Sarah Connor, and assured his audience that he wasn’t a pederast!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiiq0V9QRJ4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiiq0V9QRJ4)