A humanoid robot 60 years ago made from parts of a crashing bomber

Since 1949 the engineers who were instructing pilots to use radar in the British Air ForceTony SaleMr. 79 years old crashedVickers WellingtonIt was 1950 years after World War II that we collected metal from a bomber of the British Air Force in the beginning of World War II and created a humanoid robot "George" with a height of about 180 cm.

George was able to move his arms and neck by biped walking with a remote control (with a tire on the sole of the foot), sitting, moving his arms and neck, coupled with the looks of love, became a national popular person at the time. However, there was not yet a size computer that would fit inside George's body at the time, there was no room for improvement on intelligence, so George will be forgotten by Mr. Sale's garage as the boom leaves.

Mr. Sale who discovered George sleeping in the garage of his home for the first time in 45 years seemed to have brought life back to George and decided to send a second life at the museum.

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George is approximately 180 cm tall, almost the same height as Mr. Sale.


George, powered by two batteries for motorcycles, was able to move as if walking while moving his legs back and forth, turning his neck, moving his hands and chin, and sitting. It seems that it was able to operate from 30 feet (about 10 m) away from remote control.


When I was 12 years old I was interested in robots since I was youngMechanoMr. Sale that made "George I" using the company's kit. This existing George is "the fifth generation" which became the biggest and last model, and the big ears are characterized.


This is a type of George (shot in 1949) whose profile is lower than that of V and has no ear. "Wizard of Oz"The tin man is made to be dafted.


Sale Mr. Sale and George, who was 19 years old, became the media's darling suddenly.


You can see how "George" actually moves with the following movie.

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George collected from aluminum and duralumin collected from a crashing bomber. It was shiny at the time of construction.


It is Mr. Sale who is young to operate.Debden Air Force BaseIn working on George with leisure during work, it seems to have completed in about a month. Production cost was 15 pounds at that time (about 15,000 yen in the Japanese yen at that time).


Mr. Sale recently seems to rediscover George who was sleeping from around 1965 at home garage.


Mr. Sale got the feeling of "moving still" and gave oil to George's bearings and a new lithium battery was installed on the legs.


And when I turned on the switch, I heard that it did not have any problem and moved smoothly after 45 years.


Remembrance DayMr. Sale and George who put the poppy in my heart. George isBletchley ParkInsideNational Computer MuseumIt seems that he has decided to send his second life.


At the National Computer Museum, a team decided by Sale's team to recover the decryption machine "Colossus"Is also exhibited.


George who was photographed with a variety of poses by the mass media asking for "housework help robot" in the long run. It is reflected here in the pose of putting the vacuum cleaner, but in fact it seems that we can not walk while pushing the vacuum cleaner.


However, although it is impossible to push, it is actually possible to drag the vacuum cleaner and walk. It is George who does not have intelligence, but if there is a person who operates the remote control carefully, it may be able to do housework well enough.


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