![Electro the motor man and Sparko with creator J.M. Barrett New York Worlds Fair 1939. These animatronic wonders marked the first time that electric motors were used to power and actuate robots. Electro the motor man and Sparko with creator J.M. Barrett New York Worlds Fair 1939. These animatronic wonders marked the first time that electric motors were used to power and actuate robots.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G16EWP/electro-the-motor-man-and-sparko-with-creator-jm-barrett-new-york-G16EWP.jpg)
Electro the motor man and Sparko with creator J.M. Barrett New York Worlds Fair 1939. These animatronic wonders marked the first time that electric motors were used to power and actuate robots.
![Elektro, the robot that knew how to smoke: unveiled in New York in 1939-breakinglatest.news-Breaking Latest News Elektro, the robot that knew how to smoke: unveiled in New York in 1939-breakinglatest.news-Breaking Latest News](https://www.repstatic.it/video/photo/2021/06/06/775464/775464-thumb-full-720-electro_robot.jpg)
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![FIRST Global en Twitter: "#DYK the first humanoid robot, #Elektro, was built in 1939, could speak over 700 words, and was more than 2 mts tall? #FactoftheDay #Robots https://t.co/Lj7P9njIv7" / Twitter FIRST Global en Twitter: "#DYK the first humanoid robot, #Elektro, was built in 1939, could speak over 700 words, and was more than 2 mts tall? #FactoftheDay #Robots https://t.co/Lj7P9njIv7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM6_pOyWAAEYYJH.jpg)
FIRST Global en Twitter: "#DYK the first humanoid robot, #Elektro, was built in 1939, could speak over 700 words, and was more than 2 mts tall? #FactoftheDay #Robots https://t.co/Lj7P9njIv7" / Twitter
![تويتر \ Yaskawa Motoman على تويتر: "Happy #NationalRoboticsWeek! In 1939, Westinghouse Electric debuted Elektro, a robot built for the NY World's Fair. Elektro resides at The Mansfield Memorial Museum (future road trip? تويتر \ Yaskawa Motoman على تويتر: "Happy #NationalRoboticsWeek! In 1939, Westinghouse Electric debuted Elektro, a robot built for the NY World's Fair. Elektro resides at The Mansfield Memorial Museum (future road trip?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EU7Ra7TWsAEO7hF.png)