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'AL Luminum' The AD-1 Office Liaison Robot
hand-fabricated and welded sheet aluminium with remote-control closed-circuit camera and motion sensor eyes and speaker smile, with flashing lights in eyes and mouth, movable arms and rotating movement, containing loop-tape unit for 'robotic' greeting to visitors, --60in. (150cm.) high (VG) with video recorder, television monitor, stand and album of photographs detailing construction of the robot

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Post lot text

The AD-1 was conceived in March 1978 and completed in August 1979 for The Davidson Aluminum and Metal Corp. It was stationed outside Mr Davidson's office to monitor the arrival of clients

This lot was previously sold at Christie's East, New York, 11 November 1989, lot 125