SKF Robot Smokestack

The SKF Robot Smokestack was an animatronic robot puppet built for the SKF company's exhibit space at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
The robot, who was created by Jim Henson and co-developed by Barry Howard and his design company, Imaginetics, served as the mechanical host of an animated cartoon explaining the history of anti-friction engineering. By the end of the presentation, he would announce that he was promised payment in ball bearings and end the show by "flipping his lid."Jim Henson's Red Book - 3/–/1965 – ‘Working on SKF Robot for World’s Fair.’
The robot first appeared at a German trade fair and a business seminar before making its debut at the World's Fair.Jim Henson's Red Book - "Robot due on Sesame Street" August 31, 2011
File:WorldsFair-Robot.jpg|1964 concept art for SKF Industries pavilion.
File:SKFrobotsmokestacksketch.jpg|Jim Henson's SKF Robot Smokestack sketch design.
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