Boilerplate, the Victorian Robot

From Patent Pending:

"For a great web site devoted to the earliest robot, be sure to see Anina Bennet's great site, which has the history of the Victorian age robot calledBoilerplate: History of a Victorian Era Robot...

' According to The Boilerplate Site, ...

'Boilerplate was a mechanical man developed by Professor Archibald Campion during the 1880s and unveiled at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

Built in a small Chicago laboratory, Boilerplate was originally designed as a prototype soldier for use in resolving the conflicts of nations. Although it was the only such prototype, Boilerplate was eventually able to exercise its proposed function by participating in several combat actions. ' More great information and pictures on the site!! Hey, isn't that a Selden auto? (see the post on this site, The First American Automobile.')"