Photograph
"Tracto" the "Talking" Robot
| Front and rear view of "Tracto," a robot made of tractor parts for International Harvester's exhibits at state fairs. The front view features a young boy in tie and sports coat who appears to be touching Tracto's hand with a screwdriver, and holding a square object with the International Harvester logo in the other. Tracto poses with oil can and a can of IH tractor Hy-Tran fluid. From the original press release: "the eight-foot 'talking' robot is assembled from 227 farm tractor and implement parts. Robot is equipped with two-way communication system and contains motor gear reducer for oscillating head and lifting right arm. Electrically powered, eyes light up through transformer installed in robot's stomach." According to another press release, Tracto was voiced by "district office personnel hidden from the view of passers-by, but advantageously located to spot interested viewers and provoke them into conversations." |
| Image ID: | 45754 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 27 1960 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 6Z, Box 477 File 01029 FN 3361 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Agricultural exhibitions |
| Agricultural machinery |
| Tractors |
| Clothing and dress |
| Screwdrivers |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Children |
| Indoor photography |
| Marketing |
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