The robot named “Tinker”, introduced in the 1960s, was an incredible invention for that time. In addition to doing household chores, Tinker also had additional duties such as taking the babies for walks, but she could not hold on due to some limitations.
If you are ready, let’s take a closer look at the details of this engineering marvel robot.
A man named David Weston, living in Yorkshire, England, introduced Tinker, a robot designed to do household chores, in 1966.
Tinker was a robot far ahead of his time. She could mow the lawn in the garden, wash the cars, go shopping with the owner, and even take the babies for a walk.
But there was a problem. It could only move within a radius of 200 meters. David Weston controlled the robot with a control panel he made himself.
It had incredible technologies for that period, but it was buried in the dusty pages of history.
Tinker had a zoom camera, 29 channels for receiving signals, and 120 electronic motors. Thanks to the camera, David Weston could see and control every movement of the robot.
When you think about it, the potential seems very high, right? However, in 1974, David Weston gave the robot to a family friend. The reason was that there was no space in his house. It’s safe to say it’s tragicomic.
This friend of his was the owner of Leeds Radio, a radio equipment shop, and Tinker’s parts were probably sold off one by one…
This is how the story of poor Tinker, who had high potential and who would probably still be in our lives today if he continued to be developed, ended.
Finally, let’s leave a video of Tinker:
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