Cheapest robot
- Who
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- What
- First
- Where
- United States
- When
- 1996
Walkman, a 12.7-cm (5-in) tall robot, was built from the remains of a Sony Walkman costing US$1.75 (£1.15) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA, in 1996. In tests the robot struggled to get free when its legs were held without being programmed to do so, and without making the same movement twice.