Elektro the Robot

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 23, 2015
Category: Anthropomorphism | Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts | Puppets and Automatons | 1930s

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I'm thinkin' you'd not want to pull back the curtain on those voice commands.

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Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/23/15 at 12:17 PM

It is ironic that Elektro has outlasted Westinghouse. The last remnant of that company that I am aware of was the nuclear projects division that I worked for in the late 1990's. All other manufacturing and financial divisions had been liquidated and sold off by that time.

Posted by KDP on 04/24/15 at 10:40 AM

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