The Mechanical Man was a robot designed by a scientist named D’Ara and built by the criminal mastermind Mado, a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After escaping from a prison hospital, Mado killed D’Ara and kidnapped his niece, Elena, to get blueprints for the robot. Elena’s brother built a similar robot with which to defeat Mado’s Mechanical Man. The Mechanical Man was about 10 feet tall, capable of knocking down metal doors, running as fast as a car, and burning through steel with heat beam projected through its hands. The robot was nearly indestructible, and strong enough to lift a 1000 pound safe over its head with ease, and use it as a weapon.
| Alias Mechanical Man |
| Real Names/Alt Names N/A |
| Characteristics Film Characters, Robot, Robot, Modernism Era, Italian |
| Creators/Key Contributors André Deed |
| First Appearance The Mechanical Man (L’uomo meccanico, 1921) |
| First Publisher Milano Film |
| Appearance List L’uomo meccanico / The Mechanical Man (Film, Milano Films, 1921) by André Deed (fragment) |
| Sample Read The Mechanical Man (L’uomo meccanico, 1921) [Internet Archive] |
| Description The Mechanical Man was a robot designed by a scientist named D’Ara and built by the criminal mastermind Mado, a female Italian mob boss who wore a hood and a mask over her mouth. After escaping from a prison hospital, Mado killed D’Ara and kidnapped his niece, Elena, to get blueprints for the robot. Elena’s brother built a similar robot with which to defeat Mado’s Mechanical Man. The Mechanical Man was about 10 feet tall, capable of knocking down metal doors, running as fast as a car, and burning through steel with heat beam projected through its hands. The robot was nearly indestructible, and strong enough to lift a 1000 pound safe over its head with ease, and use it as a weapon. |
| Source Mechanical Man – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |







