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    A bot from yesteryear - another Bot Contest entry —Jamie Neufeld
   Presenting a bot that time almost forgot. Some photos have surfaced that show the "Steam-Bot" created by Prof. Hubert Hays in 1877. (URL) As you can probably tell by the name, it is steam powered and responds to simple voice commands. It was created (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: A bot from yesteryear - another Bot Contest entry —Stefan Garcia
     Neat design! Reminds me of the spider from Wild Wild West. Cool little retro photo too. -Stefan- (20 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: A bot from yesteryear - another Bot Contest entry —Adrian Drake
     (...) ooh, steam punk. I love you. Seriously though, that's very nifty. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for this theme. I dig the robot brain inside the dome (though it's been done before) and the legs are nice and spindly too. Adrian (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: A bot from yesteryear - another Bot Contest entry —Andrew Saada
     (...) Jamie- Nifty little bot you have here. I too have a soft spot for this theme and like the spindly legs. Good parts usage and good job on the photo...seems like you could find this bot in Doc's shed in Back to the Future III. -Andrew (20 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: A bot from yesteryear - another Bot Contest entry —Roy Whitford
   Steam punk...mmm....*drools* I just have one question: any reason for the red underside? R. (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 

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