Probe droid designs by Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston, for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. How many ultra-brief background characters can claim to be in such a beautiful painting?
C.A.R.L., the robot model. Photos by David Ryle.
Graphics from shelved 3D animation project, THE WORKS (early 1980s) by the Computer Graphics Lab, in association with the New York Institute of Technology.
Japanese sci-fi illustrator, Shusei Nagaoka (1936-2015).
Box art for the Japanese “Thunder Robot” toy from the 1950s. Batteries not included.
Look up the real thing, it’s worth it.
WABOT-2. 1980s. Developed by Waseda University, Japan, the anthropomorphic robot was able to read a musical score and play keyboard instruments.