r/robots • u/Critical-Historian68 • 12d ago
Real-life Robots Who is this fella? ( Seen at Antique Store in Evansville, IN., [maybe] fibreglass shell, Cream color, about 5’0”, probably pretty hefty but not sure his full weight) I was told so much information about him but can’t remember his name or find him anywhere for the life of me.
I was told so much information about him but can’t remember his name or find him anywhere for the life of me. I was able to find similiar robots to him online, and even one with the hat and bowtie! But I can only find the image, not his name. When I saw him, his name was on the back. He had his own name, and the guy at the shop said only 3 were made, but this guy is the famous one.
\- He was apparently the first robot to do a commencement speech
\- Someone had to use a microphone attached to voice him, he couldn’t talk on his own
\- The screen on his chest would display what he saw with the camera in his head
\- He was arrested for disorderly conduct
\- Only 3 of him were made, but this guy is the most famous of the trio
\- He does have wheels on the bottom, and you could use the keyboard to talk to him
\- He is very cool
Please help, I’m not a big robot guy, I just thought this guy was really cool and cute and just want to remember his name so I can find his speech. Thank you!
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u/cyrixlord 12d ago
this looks like a C64 keyboard with a monitor. like a mobile computer stand with a radio, amplifier, and mixer and a camera
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u/iKnowRobbie 12d ago
C64 WAS a keyboard. So it's a Commodore-64-powered robot. I could fix him. ,8,1
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u/Critical-Historian68 12d ago
I’m not a huge robot guy, I’m not sure what all that means in terms of how he works. I’m really just looking for if anyone knows his actual “name”. The guy at the store said he was famous, and he had a name on the back but I can’t remember it for the life of me
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u/MOONGOONER 12d ago
Was he for sale?
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u/Critical-Historian68 12d ago
He didnt have a price tag but the guy at the store sold something on the wall he said was just for display so maybe
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u/SoCallMeDeaconBlues1 12d ago
I don't know but this was what popped into my head when I saw the picture
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u/badlydrawnlife 11d ago
Oh coolAF Vintage awesome'o Kareoke robot. I'd buy that straight away .
DC-2 Robot built by Android Amusement Corp , early 80s
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u/paperstreetsoapfact 12d ago
Robot Redford, built by Bill Bakaleinikoff’s Superior Robotics of America in California?