Assembling Eric: Bringing back the UK's first robot

Eric's eyes were two lightbulbs - and so delicate they were oiled with a syringe London's Science Museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the rebuilding of one of the first robots. Eric, as it was called, was originally built in 1928, and was the UK's first humanoid robot, impressing audiences with his movement and speech. He travelled the globe as a showcase for futuristic technology -