![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.
![Twitter 上的FIRST Global:"#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 Twitter 上的FIRST Global:"#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)
Twitter 上的FIRST Global:"#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 บนทวิตเตอร์: "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 บนทวิตเตอร์: "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)