Victorian Robots

Mechanical Marvels of the Victorian Era

If you are old enough you may remember your grade school teacher briefly covering the topic of Victorian Robots. Until recently I had forgotten all about this, but I came across an amazing website that covers the rich history of Victorian Robots. Have a look, you'll be amazed if you've never heard of this before!

Read illustrated accounts of the world's first robot, the Steam Man, created in 1865! Subsequent automatons such as the Electric Man and the Automatic Man are also profiled. The most comprehensive section, with more than 20 pages, concerns the mechanical man known as Boilerplate--described as "deliciously detailed" by The New York Times, "charming" by U.S. News and World Report and declared "cool" by NASA!