This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the "Diamond Planet Robot" to the sophisticated "Answer Game Machine," the first robot computer capable of doing mathematical problems. Tomy, Horikawa, Waco, and Sony are just a few of the manufacturers whose robotic designs are featured here.
The captions provide much relevant information, including date, size, manufacturer, and current values. This important book is of compelling interest to historians, collectors, designers, and students of Japanese studies and popular culture in the golden age of toy production.
| ISBN: | 9780764322747 |
| Publication date: | 22nd June 2005 |
| Author: | Alan Bunkum |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | A Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Genres: |
Robotics |
This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the "Diamond Planet Robot" to the sophisticated "Answer Game Machine," the first robot computer capable of doing mathematical problems.
TECHNO FANTASIES features in the following genres: Robotics
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TECHNO FANTASIES was written by Alan Bunkum and published by Schiffer Publishing an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
TECHNO FANTASIES has 126 pages
Yes it is part of A Schiffer Book for Collectors series