Robot II

The Robot was made by Otto Berning & Co. in Schwelm, Westphalia. This internationally publicized steel camera designed by Heinz Kilfitt had two notable features, first a modern type of film advance with double exposure lock and coupled shutter arming, and second a multi-speed rotating shutter type by Gauthier, made entirely of metal. Two versions of the Robot were launched in 1935: the Robot I and the Robot II, the first with this feature: after being released for an exposure, the shutter was locked until the shutter was cocked and the film advanced with it. Both versions had the following characteristics: The film had to be loaded into a K cassette. After making the 50 possible 24x24mm exposures, the film was rolled into a second K cassette.