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![Gear Robot](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/203/719/small_thumbnail_2015_0448__0003_.jpg)
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Gear Robot, manufactured by Horikawa, Japan, 1964
This particular design of 'gear' robot became a regular feature of Horikawa's catalogues of toy robots. The red helmet flashed, and gears in the robot's chest rotated as it walked forward driven by a clockwork mechanism.
Details
- Category:
- Human Robotics
- Object Number:
- 2015-448
- Measurements:
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overall: 220 mm x 110 mm x 70 mm,
- type:
- robot and toy - recreational artefact
- credit:
- Purchased from Timea Vincze