Eric was the first british robot in the 1920’s, but now he has gone missing. The London Science Museum, is trying to get him back. He was first built in 1928, but he doesn't only speak and is another pretty face, he somehow vanished. He was built by Captain WH Richards and Alan Reffell. He was first announced to the public at London in the Model Engineering Museum. Eric could do everything from moving your head, arms, and even taking a bow and sitting back down. He also was a showman. Audiences loved him he later went on for a national tour. The people raised 35,000 dollars to rebuild him and even though that's a lot now, that was like a huge amount then. But they never found him.
I choose this story because I thought it was very interesting. Interesting, because I couldn't believe that they were making robots back then. And the fact that it could do so much. It’s also very interesting about how much our technology is evolving.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/looking-for-eric-the-mysterious-death-and-rebirth-of-britains-first-robot/
You're right - it is interesting that they were building robots back then. Do the people looking for Eric have any leads? Do you know why he could have disappeared?
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