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Boilerplate The Robotic Marvel From 1893
Boilerplate was invented in 1893 by Archibald Balthazar Campion. Here Boilerplate is shown charging up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt. All this is from the amazing book Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, available on Amazon for $16.47. The tall tale has Boilerplate helping Roosevelt, Pancho Villa and even exploring the South Pole. Wikipedia explains: Boilerplate [...]
Robot 13: Colossus! Issue 2
The comic book Robot 13 has a new issue out called Colussus! This issue continues with Greek mythology theme and has our hero Robot 13 fighting against a giant Phoenix. Robot 13 is not quite sure who he is, but continues to ward off evil mythological creatures and save mankind. The issue is available for [...]