thumb|Replicas of Elektro the moto-man and his little dog Sparko
Elektro is a robot built by J.M. Barnett, Jack Weeks Sr., Harold Gorsuch,
Elektro toured North America in 1950 in promotional appearances for Westinghouse, and was displayed at Pacific Ocean Park in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California, "which was in operation from 1958 to 1967, as part of the House of Tomorrow exhibit.
Elektro appeared as "Thinko", in Sex Kittens Go to College (1960).
Property dispute
All original pieces of Elektro were eventually located and restored. Elektro was on display at The Mansfield Memorial Museum in Mansfield, Ohio. Elektro is currently the subject of a property dispute by Weeks' family, Schaut's heirs and the Mansfield Memorial Museum. In 2013, a replica of Electro was exhibited at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Sparko's fate is unknown. In the 1960s, his head was given to Harold Gorsuch, a retiring Westinghouse engineer.
References
External links
- http://themansfieldmuseum.org/elektro/
- Mansfield Memorial Museum
- YouTube Video footage of Elektro at the 1939 World's Fair
- YouTube documentary about ongoing 2026 restoration of Elektro
- The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939) Shows entire Elektro demo starting at 34 minutes into movie.
- Elektro visuals Tales of Future Past
- Elektro on IMDb