Bender the Robot (c. 1958)

…only in human form.

I tend to watch quite a few obscure movies; Road to the Stars (Doroga k zvezdam), a 50-minute Russian documentary about the projected future of their space program from 1958, was no exception. (A distinct lack of English subtitles didn’t help its case, either.) A bit of Futurama happened to catch my eye a little over halfway in while watching it tonight, however:

The suit looks a bit familiar… Inspiration, perhaps? Coincidence?

And just for kicks, a work sequence from the same scene:

1. Cool! I like old movies with robots in them. (Yes, I realize that they are actually supposed to be astronauts in this movie.)

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   Wednesday July 25, 2007