I really want to see someone try to rebuild this. Makes me wonder if it ever worked or if it was more for looks.

@airthrowDBT

5 ай бұрын

It definitely looks like a prototype and the frame means it was probably intended to be covered eventually with fur.

Tati could be a possible inspiration for goddard. Good video by the way.

Why hasn’t this original robotic dog gone viral?

That is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. It definitely did work at one time. I think the right person could get it working again

Hello. I came across this video while trying to find information on a robot I recently found at a flea market. It is much different than Dotty and proably from the 80's but has similar vibes. No markings or names to research, it has many home made comonents but also looks like some sort of kit. We have named him Shift as thats the only word on him. Can I send you pictures to see what you think?

Yes, it looks like the light sensors at the back are for a flashlight type remote control for steering. Those transistors might be in place of Walter Greys Vacuum tubes. Whoever the builder was, they sure loved terminal blocks. This is very impractical modular approach to joining wires.

@airthrowDBT

5 ай бұрын

When I worked at an electronics store people went to EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS to avoid soldering.

@mrwoodandmrtin

5 ай бұрын

@@airthrowDBT Hi, yes I can believe it. This is not a prop; I can tell from the wiring. It's functional. The wiper motor at the front drives the thing along, it's a 12v French auto part. The wheels count pulses for distance, so it's keeping track of itself.

@airthrowDBT

5 ай бұрын

​@@mrwoodandmrtinits odd because this looks like a very advanced prototype to be still using barrier strips, it would be much less cluttered with multi-component wires or even twisted pairs, and the connections would also be more reliable. The barrier strips seem out of place for sure a brilliant early design. I wonder with no processor what could be done to process the distance/rotary encoding. Did decade counters exist in the 50s?

@airthrowDBT

5 ай бұрын

The barrier strips and also the amount of switches on the side make me think this was a test platform for something that was going to be high end but somewhat mass produced. You would probably want remote control and not switches for the different functions of the dog in the final version but the switches are a great way to function test on a bench, and the frame for the dog definitely suggests it was also meant to have fur eventually.

@mrwoodandmrtin

5 ай бұрын

@@airthrowDBT Managed to get more photos of the robot dog. Maybe a Tesla cyber dog version might be an interesting project. One thing I noticed from the images is that the whole frame hangs off a big steering column under the neck. There is a central wiper motor that turns the neck and head, which also turns the steering column.. Down below there is another French wiper motor that turns the drive wheel. There is a speaker/mic in the front skirt. The lower jaw is fiberglass, so that's probably what the rest of the covers were made from. Sill examining the photos. Might do some videos on it. Not sure, pretty busy ATM. Argree that all the switches are for bench test isolation as you deduced.

That's fascinating Rick, a really great video. I love the old electronics and mechanics, prior to everything becoming digital. It somehow seems more hands on and real. I'm guessing though creating something like that would have been beyond the financial means of most people at the time, so that's one advantage we do have with the digital era - affordability.

Fascinating!

This is rather interesting...

"Mr Carlson's Lab" on KZread is a master. I wish he had access to this. I'm curtain he'd figure this out and get it going.

@RickRobotics

2 жыл бұрын

I love his videos! I'd love to see his take on this as well!

Has anybody tried to reverse-engineer Tati? Be neat to see a replica made and working.

Very interesting. Looks like the non-functional tati is now a piece of unique industrial art

No tail?

get it to work again id love to see it in action

Lots of expenses went into this.

K9!

can someone make a xray of tati? it could help with his reverce engenering

It's jimmy Newtron's dog, but it looks like one

@RickRobotics

5 жыл бұрын

It definitely bares a resemblance!

How can it be over 70 years old when it was built with parts that weren't produced until the mid 50's.?? Built before 1948 would make it over 70 years old.. 🤨

looks like K-9 from Doctor Who

@RickRobotics

Ай бұрын

I thought so too!

This was definitely built and designed by a company. Too many disciplines of engineering I see. An electrical engineer could design this, solenoids, mechanical logic, etc.

bruh its jimmy neutrons dog.