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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: tom q vaxy on October 10, 2021, 03:01:52 PM

Title: identifying mechanical man
Post by: tom q vaxy on October 10, 2021, 03:01:52 PM

help needed please!

looking for the name of a 1910 era robot man. he was built with some intention of being used as a soldier and was one more part of the story behind robotics. maybe for an exhibition somewhere of that time frame? i've known his name, but has escaped me. internet and forum searches have left me dry.

any help gratefully appreciated!

tom

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 10, 2021, 03:10:33 PM

Boilerplate I think

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: tom q vaxy on October 10, 2021, 04:16:27 PM

YES

thank you so much!

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 10, 2021, 04:18:19 PM

No worries  :)

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: Metternich on October 11, 2021, 01:05:08 AM

BoilerPlate is, of course, fictional.  Pretty neat book though, with cool pictures.

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: Metternich on October 11, 2021, 06:47:11 PM

Boilerplate :

https://ameripics.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/the-lost-history-of-boilerplate/

https://www.robotshop.com/community/blog/show/the-mysterious-boilerplate-a-victorian-era-robot

Title: Re: identifying mechanical man
Post by: Captain Darling on October 12, 2021, 10:29:08 PM

Boilerplate, I have it a rather cool alternate history read!
😃