Robot cameras start in 1934 with a 24x24mm negative on 35mm film loaded in a special cassette. This format is found in later cameras even after the Royal Recorder 36 of 1955 used a 24x36mm frame. Robot have also made half frame cameras as well as 12x24 and 6x24 recorder cameras. The Robot SC used a 16x16 frame on standard 35mm film in special cassettes and is perhaps the only model that is a subminiature, at least in have a true subminiature negative size.
Accessories
Cameras
| Model | year | format |
| Robot I | 1934-1938 | 24x24mm |
| Robot II | 1939-1951 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Luftwaffe model | 1940-1945 | 24x24mm |
| Robot IIa | 1951-1953 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Star | 1952-1959 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Junior | 1954-1960 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Star II Vollautomat | 1958- 1969 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 6 | 1955 | 6x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 12 | 1955 | 12x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 18 | 1955 | 18x24mm - half-frame |
| Robot Recorder 24 | 1955 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 24e | 1959 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 24F | 1963-1965 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Recorder 36 | 1955 | 24x36mm - full-frame |
| Robot Royal III | 1953-1957 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Royal 18 | 1955-1959 | 18x24mm - half-frame |
| Robot Royal 24 | 1957-1969 | 24x24mm |
| Robot Royal 36 | 1955-1959 | 24x36mm - full-frame |
| Robot Star 25 | 1969- | 24x24mm |
| Robot Star 50 | 1969- | 24x24mm |
| Robot SC electronic 35 | 1982- | 16x16mm |
| OS 35F |
Links
The most definitive work on documenting the Robot range of cameras can be found on the German web site http://www.robot-camera.de/ROBOT_Kameras/robot_kameras.html. The technical specifications are easy enough to follow and the photographs graphically show every aspect of the models.
See also, in German, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROBOT_Visual_Systems
In English, a history of the company can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_camera
A good coverage on the Robot Junior can be seen at http://www.vintagephoto.tv/robotjr.shtml
With some details, but few photographs see http://www.subclub.org/shop/robot.htm .
