Robot Models from various Meccano Instruction Manuals. 1931
Mechanical Man AMONG the many mechanical marvels that scientists
tell us will be common sights in the year 2031 A.D., none can be
of greater interest than the " robots " or mechanical men which,
we are assured, wilt be used to perform almost every action of a
human being. Meccano boys. may well envy their fellow
constructors of the next century using a "squad" of these
"mechanical humans" to do their homework while they complete a
model of a super 500 m.p.h. land plane, or the latest pattern of
a moon rocket ! Although the remarkable Meccano model robot
described this month is not capable of working out Square Roots
or Compound Interest, it will nevertheless walk forward in a
remarkably realistic manner, merely by pressing one of the
Pulley Wheels that represent this weird individual's "ears" !
1950 – Mechanical Man 1957 version below 1970 version from
Chile. Another 1970 version called "Fred". 1967 – Hoppy the
Perambulating Robot. Source: Meccano Ma