Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Logo: Paul Rand, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsDefunct American electrical-equipment giant founded by George Westinghouse, which built the Elektro robot at its Mansfield, Ohio plant for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It renamed itself CBS Corporation in 1997 and merged with Viacom in 2000; its nuclear arm survives separately as Westinghouse Electric Company.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 11 humanoid
- First robot
- 1939One year so far
- Headquarters
- PittsburghUnited States
- Is it still sold?No longer soldEvery robot is retired or discontinued
- Who uses it?1 robot model in useShown at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair; restored and displayed at the Mansfield…
- What is new?2004Elektro reassembled for museum display
Robots
1 robot model shown in public in 1939. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 1 humanoid
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Westinghouse Electric Corporation's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Elektro1939 · RetiredShown at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair; restored and displayed at the Mansfield Memorial Museum, Ohio, where its ownership is now disputed.
What is new
The latest stories about Westinghouse Electric Corporation's robots, newest first.
- Elektro reassembled for museum display Ohio Magazine · Elektro
- Elektro debuts at the World's Fair Ohio Magazine · Elektro
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1886
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Focus
- Electrical equipment and appliances; Elektro was a promotional showpiece
- Funding
- Defunct (became CBS Corporation, 1997)
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Sources
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