Ben Skora
Ben Skora | |
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| Born | March 12, 1937[1] |
| Died | October 12, 2018 (aged 81) |
Benjamin J. Skora
His home included many of his creations including a drivable motorized easy chair, an automatic retractable soap dispenser, dressers that slide away to reveal a hallway to another room, and a ski slope from the roof.
He appeared in the magazines People and Cosmopolitan, on the TV shows Real People and Ripley's Believe It or Not! and the Chris Smith film Home Movie (2001).
His home in Palos Hills was torn down on November 28, 2014.
On October 9, 2015, his cousin Tom Skora donated Arok (the name comes from Skora's last named spelled backward minus the S) to Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills.[3][4][5]
Health
In 2013 Skora, who had Alzheimer's disease, was moved into an assisted-care center in Hickory Hills, Illinois, by his family. His cousin Tom Skora had Ben's power of attorney.[4] Skora died in October 2018.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Benjamin Skora Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". memorials.lawnfh.com. October 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Morrison, Donald (August 14, 1978). "In Illinois: A Better Robot". Time.
- ^ "AROK the robot rolls into Moraine Valley". Moraine Valley Community College.
- ^ a b Vickroy, Donna. "AROK the robot goes to college". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "AROK the Robot lands at Moraine Valley". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Benjamin Skora". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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