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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: Steve Joblin on May 12, 2008, 06:38:14 AM

Title: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: Steve Joblin on May 12, 2008, 06:38:14 AM

A buddy of mine found these great classics...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3qdXkJVQUfM (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3qdXkJVQUfM)
Cool. Only about $8000 
 
Here's the original link w/download. They're trying to get some inside pics from Steve Hodges (owner/CEO/etc of SynPet). Check back in June.
http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/newton-by-synpet-vhs-promo-original-release-post-1989/ (http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/newton-by-synpet-vhs-promo-original-release-post-1989/)
 
Some nice shots and specs of Newton and COOL Robot site!
http://www.theoldrobots.com/newton.html (http://www.theoldrobots.com/newton.html)

http://www.xmission.com/~lre/images/newt.html (http://www.xmission.com/~lre/images/newt.html)

Title: Re: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: Admin on May 14, 2008, 08:17:41 PM

Newton was loaded with tech! I wonder what happened to the engineer(s) that made him?

And soooo many other failed robot products . . .

I guess the moral of the story is: I need theme music for my ERP ;D

And there is just something about a Crackbot (http://www.theoldrobots.com/crackbot.html) that makes me want more of it . . .

Title: Re: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: airman00 on May 14, 2008, 09:24:48 PM

those robots look really cool.

I want one to hack !!!

Title: Re: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: pomprocker on May 14, 2008, 10:51:37 PM

hah, they had a show and tell at an RSSC meeting (robotics society of southern california). They're still around!!
http://rssc.org/ (http://rssc.org/)

Title: Re: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: pomprocker on May 14, 2008, 11:09:03 PM

Quote from: Admin on May 14, 2008, 08:17:41 PM

Newton was loaded with tech! I wonder what happened to the engineer(s) that made him?

And soooo many other failed robot products . . .

I guess the moral of the story is: I need theme music for my ERP ;D

And there is just something about a Crackbot (http://www.theoldrobots.com/crackbot.html) that makes me want more of it . . .

get some crack

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Tomy-CRACKBOT-battery-operated-ROBOT_W0QQitemZ260239578593QQihZ016QQcategoryZ19198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Tomy-CRACKBOT-battery-operated-ROBOT_W0QQitemZ260239578593QQihZ016QQcategoryZ19198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: How far we've come in just twenty years!
Post by: corrado33 on June 11, 2011, 11:12:13 AM

I would LOVE to see today's equivalent with updated technology!  That'd be awesome!