A Robot I Camera£50
23 Sep 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 19 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
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Berning Robot I
camera
The Berning Robot I sells for about £100 (median of only 9 recorded sales, 1998–2025; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£100
median of only 9 sales, 1998–2025
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£100
Without the lowest sale£100
Every sale
A Berning Robot I Camera£70
15 Jul 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 236 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
A Robot I Camera£100
16 Apr 2024 · Special Auction Services · lot 128 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
A Robot I Camera£100
16 Apr 2024 · Special Auction Services · lot 127 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
A Berning Robot I Camera£100
26 Apr 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1144 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
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A Berning Robot I Camera£50
7 Jul 2016 · Special Auction Services · lot 551hammer ↗
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Robot I£130
21 May 2005 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €190 · lot AI_7_24750hammer ↗
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Robot I no. 17648£180
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 194premium removed ↗
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Robot I no. 17750£120
29 Jan 1998 · Christie's · lot 288premium removed ↗
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What it is
{"overview":"The Berning Robot I is a compact 35mm camera produced by Otto Berning & Co. in Germany from the mid-1930s, recording square 24x24mm frames on 35mm film loaded into proprietary Robot cassettes.
Generated summary, 21 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Robots
Robot II
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Royal 36 (Mod. III)
6 salesabout £343IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80IndicativeRobot Recorder 36
3 salesabout £120Indicative
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Royal 36 (Mod. III)
6 salesabout £343IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80IndicativeRobot Recorder 36
3 salesabout £120Indicative
Questions
Why does the Robot I use square 24x24mm frames?
The square format let the spring motor advance film without the camera needing to be reoriented, which supported the rapid sequential shooting the Robot line was designed for.
Does the Robot I take standard 35mm cassettes?
No — it requires proprietary Robot cassettes, which is a practical point to check before buying, as it affects how usable the camera is today.
Facts
- Maker
- Berning
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 9
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 23 Sep 2025
- Median
- £100
- Middle half
- £70–£120
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Berning Robot I: about £100, the median of 9 recorded sales, 1998–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/berning/robot-i/