Did he mention that he's a robot?

With Raffaella Carrà

Mr. Zed, David Zed — AKA David Kirk Traylor — robot comedian, actor(The Lonely Lady) and singer.

Bent Bolt & The Nuts - Mechanical Man 1966

High quality audio version

I'm the mechanical man, I was built in a factory

my serial number is 084567123.

I'm designed in The U.S.A.

and manufactured in Japan.

Does anybody here know a robot girl

who wants to meet a mechanical man?

I was made out of stainless steel to protect my brain from rust,

there's a vacuum cleaner built into my chest that automatically picks up dust

I am 5 foot 8 inch tall

and as strong as a moving van

Does anybody here know a robot girl

who wants to meet a mechanical man?

I can fix an automobile

I can put up a Christmas tree

I can milk a cow

I can mow a lawn,

I can pour you a cup of tea

But I'm looking for someone

who could help me to charge my coils

and fill me up with batteries and feed me my daily oil

I would not care at all if she looked like a garbage can,

does anybody here know a robot girl who wants to meet a

mechanical....chanical....chanical....

chanical....chanical....chanical....

chanical....chanical....OH NO!!!!

Hi-res scans of the picture sleeve HERE record label HERE.

Mr Lacey, why do you do the things you do?

A short clip about Bruce Lacey and his robots. Make these robots!

Uploaded by JetSetTelevision

And, yeah, Fairport Convention wrote a song about him.

Sparko the Robot Dog

Sparko the Robot Dog, created for the 1939 World's Fair.

ZOM-BOT

Does it come with a warranty?

Originating from death becomes her via ffffound

Robot Impregnated

Robot_Safety_Matches_box
Originally uploaded by PopKulture

The Battle of the Century.

Forget "Ulysses." This is the great novel of the 20th century. (Of course, I haven't read it yet, but with a cover like that, how can it be anything but the most awesome thing ever?)



[via Pulp of the Day.]

Deffective robots

Beatnik beauties

BEATNIK BEAUTIES (Los Angeles Times, august 27, 1959)
posing before a sample of beatnik art are contestants for the title of Miss Beatnik of 1959, which will be conferred Sept. 12 under sponsorship of the Venice Arts Committee.
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GADGET FOR TODAY (Los Angeles Times, july 29, 1965)
Author Lawrence Lipton, chronicler of the beatnik scene, demonstrates his "robot," Duhab (detector of undesirable habitues). Lipton says robot ferrets out the undesirables-including censors, book-burners
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WAY OUT ART (Los Angeles Times, september 3, 1959)
Eric (Big Daddy) Nord displays an item from beatnik exhibit as Julie Meredith plays guitar and sings a ballad during recess in Police Commission hearing on license for beatnik hangout.
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via UCLA library - digital collections (keywords!: beatnik)

Switched on crazy

Remember the times of "switched on..." records. Who said the times they are changing.
This is Lev and thumpbot an amazing duet.
Switched on crazy is automated music as opposed to random, this is a fine work of precision, pure jewellery.

Robot Theatre: Don't Tase Me, Bro

Back with another installment of Robot Theatre. Hip to the Zeitgeist, the Robots have put together a little drama about recent events in Florida. It's very violent, so brace yourself for some real pain.

Robot Theatre: "Don't Tase Me, Bro.