tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post4390933238322529048..comments2023-05-06T04:48:45.758-04:00Comments on ATTIC OF ASTOUNDING ARTIFACTS: Gear Robot (Horikawa / Early 1960s / Japan / 8 inches)Doc Atomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756391204121061932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-76545520048771920012009-06-22T23:04:56.805-04:002009-06-22T23:04:56.805-04:00I'm sure there's a connection, just like t...I'm sure there's a connection, just like the JPL and NASA scientists and engineers in the 1960s and 1970s were -- to a certain extent -- influenced by a lot of the science fiction imagery in the 1940s and 1950s. It's hard to escape the stuff we grew up with...Doc Atomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756391204121061932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-42543869477298966552009-06-22T21:45:38.935-04:002009-06-22T21:45:38.935-04:00One has to wonder if the shapes of current Japanes...One has to wonder if the shapes of current Japanese robots are influenced memories of their childhood robot toys. Sure, there are only so many ways to mimic the human form, but it can't be an accident that something like Honda's Asimo looks as if Mr. Gear isn't that far up his family tree.Propnomiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.com