Receiver from Robot Athlete's Brain

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

RECEIVER FROM ROBOT ATHLETE'S BRAIN | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: The image displays a stack of two robot receivers. They are metal cube-like structures and show signs of oxidation or corrosion. The top artifact appears to have a greenish patina, while the bottom artifact has a more reddish-brown, rust-like texture. Each has a rectangular opening on the front displaying the cavity where the electrical components were housed. The stack is viewed against a neutral gray background. -------------------------------------------------------------- [1972 Exhibition Catalog] SE CAT TEXT BELOW AS a PDF The physically splendid athletes had receiving instruments such as this implanted in their brains when they became professional sports robots. The mechanism of neither the thought projector used by the director-referee nor the receiver can be put into use today because of ecological changes. See also catalog numbers 130 and 131. Receiver from a deceased robot athlete's brain; interior components missing. From the period of the reign of Fakka.
RECEIVER FROM ROBOT ATHLETE'S BRAIN | circa 1966-71 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

The image displays a stack of two robot receivers. They are metal cube-like structures and show signs of oxidation or corrosion. The top artifact appears to have a greenish patina, while the bottom artifact has a more reddish-brown, rust-like texture. Each has a rectangular opening on the front displaying the cavity where the electrical components were housed. The stack is viewed against a neutral gray background. -------------------------------------------------------------- [1972 Exhibition Catalog] SE CAT TEXT BELOW AS a PDF The physically splendid athletes had receiving instruments such as this implanted in their brains when they became professional sports robots. The mechanism of neither the thought projector used by the director-referee nor the receiver can be put into use today because of ecological changes. See also catalog numbers 130 and 131. Receiver from a deceased robot athlete's brain; interior components missing. From the period of the reign of Fakka.

Name/Title

Receiver from Robot Athlete's Brain

Entry/Object ID

COL.132

Description

The image displays a stack of two robot receivers. They are metal cube-like structures and show signs of oxidation or corrosion. The top artifact appears to have a greenish patina, while the bottom artifact has a more reddish-brown, rust-like texture. Each has a rectangular opening on the front displaying the cavity where the electrical components were housed. The stack is viewed against a neutral gray background.

Category

Decline, reign of Fakka

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

1-1/8 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Height

1-5/8 in

Width

1-1/8 in

Depth

1-1/8 in

Materials

Material

Material unknown

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019)

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Web Links and URLs

1972 Exhibition Catalog

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)