Westinghouse · Humanoid · 1939
The celebrity robot of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Elektro walked by voice command, spoke ~700 words via 78-rpm records, distinguished colors with photoelectric eyes — and famously smoked cigarettes. Joined by robot dog Sparko in 1940. The earliest surviving American humanoid icon.
| Category | Humanoid |
| Status | Retired |
| Year | 1939 |
| Height | 2100 mm |
| Weight | 120 kg |
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