Atom Robot
- Made:
- Japan
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LicenseAtom Robot, 1950s, Yoshiya, Japan. Hand and Machine Tools.
Science Museum Group Collection
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Atom Robot, 1950s, Yoshiya, Japan. Hand and Machine Tools.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Group shot of 2015-436, Atom Robot, 1950s, Yoshiya, Japan
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Atom Robot, 1950s, Yoshiya, Japan. Hand and Machine Tools.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Atom Robot, manufactured by Yoshiya, Japan,1950s
The friction-driven Atom robot by Yoshiya was well decorated with colourful lithorgraphy and considerable detail. It had a 'mystery crank action' as described on the box, so that the robot would start unexpectedly when wound up. Its manufacture from tin is representative of the earliest phase in toy robot manufacture, before plastic moulding became common-place. This makes the Atom Robot an significant early contributor to the toy robot genre.
Details
- Category:
- Human Robotics
- Object Number:
- 2015-436
- Materials:
- tin plated, plastic (unidentified) and ink
- type:
- robot and toy - recreational artefact
- credit:
- Purchased from Timea Vincze
