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Androbot web links

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40 years ago

Additional Information

 

You are now in the year 40 A.B.

These pages are dedicated to the search for B.O.B. (Brains On Board) I now know where two gutted B.O.B.’s are, but there has to be more? Email me if you have any leads on B.O.B.

smallrobot@hotmail.com

Androbot, Inc. is gone, but this is their history

With the year 1 A.B., a new era in technological history opens - and a dream that has engaged man's imagination for centuries becomes reality

The Androbot Is Born.

The microprocessor - a device that has made possible the personal computer - now makes possible the personal robot, and a profound change in our lives is about to take place.

We have created a family of personal robots with distinct levels of electronic and mechanical sophistication based on the microprocessor.
The simplest Androbots are mobile extensions of your personal computer.
The most advanced Androbot turns a complex group of internal microprocessors into the world's first mobile multitasking computer.

Androbots have been conceived and designed for home use - to interact socially with people and to perform an ever-widening range of useful tasks as new software becomes available.
You'll discover that no matter which Androbot you choose, each has a personality and capability that makes it educational, useful, and entertaining.

Who's Behind It All?

A dedicated group of gifted mathematicians, scientists, engineers, and marketing minds has worked together to turn the concept of the personal robot into a reality.

The Androbot idea was conceived by its chairman, Nolan Bushnell, Founder of ATARI and Pizza Time Theater. He provided the faith, encouragement, and resources that enabled Androbot, INC. to create useful, enjoyable products that will enhance our lifestyles for years to come.

It Is The Year 1 A.B. (after B.O.B.)

The result is a totally new engineering design and the worlds first and only two-wheeled vehicle that is inherently stable even when not in motion. (Consider: your two-wheeled bicycle requires movement to remain upright)

Your guide to the new age of personal robots has a mind of his own.

Androbot web links

A long time ago, I converted a Topo.

 Convert your TOPO to a Brains On Board(B.O.B.) (tripod.com) 

The Story of Androbot

https://youtu.be/b0xZjVyHZNU

History of androbot and lots of links!

 History of Androbot Inc - Archive of Vintage Robotics & Technology Companies (miraheze.org) 

The Old robots

 Atari, Androbot Topo and BOB Robots - The Old Robot's Web Site (theoldrobots.com) 

The Andromeda Project

 The Andromeda Project (xs4all.nl) 

More androbot history

 Archive of Vintage Robotics & Technology Companies (miraheze.org) 

Androbot B.O.B. and Topo video

https://youtu.be/jkOctWWsj-A

The full video of ANDROBOT,GE,AND RB5X

https://youtu.be/s1_Lg1mBPq0

Androbot Presentation

https://youtu.be/Mw4IyoKwlAc

The only video of the androbot!

https://youtu.be/jBaVhRDoFo8

TOPO ROBOT (1984) by Androbot - TV Ad

https://youtu.be/_R_AoYLmCr4

Inside Brant TOPO the Robot from Androbot from the Personal Computer Museum

https://youtu.be/K-IdmFJ3_y0

more links

1980's DISNEY CHANNEL - Imagine: "Voice Print & Androbot"

https://youtu.be/qNtNMTbegh4

Justice - Fire (Official Video)

B.O.B in a music video

https://youtu.be/tkaEpUBUQDw

Sci-Fi Short Film “Life Begins at Rewirement" | DUST

Topo in a sci fi movie

https://youtu.be/EXxxsfQDyAQ

New Tech Times 1983 Show #104

https://youtu.be/Q1X6r-ZRvLI

Hottest technology in 1983!

https://youtu.be/umVY2jJvKOk

Topo And Roby - Under The ice {with lyrics} (12'' Vocal) 1984.mp4

https://youtu.be/hlzi6HoVz3M

Computer Showcase - Topo

https://youtu.be/jyoTbM_jaQE

Robot on The Afternoon Show 1984 (with Barbara Dickson)

https://youtu.be/9Qi17Ts_q7A

Androbot B.O.B. and Topo video

https://youtu.be/jkOctWWsj-A

Small Wonder - V.I.C.I Meets Another Robot

https://youtu.be/L6Skgzf_ruY

Topo Wikipedia

 Topo (robot) - Wikipedia 

Robot workshop

 Androbot Robots | Robot Workshop 

even more links

Amazon Astro fetching a beer, just like B,O,B, in 1984!

 Amazon Photos 

A androbody Junior?

 Will Sexton on LinkedIn: Androbot B.O.B. and Topo video 

Nolan Bushnell

 The Untold Story of Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell’s Visionary 1980s Tec (fastcompany.com) 

Fun didn't sell

 The Forgotten '80s Home Robots Trend (tedium.co) 

The future that Wasn't

 The Future That Wasn't: 1980s Home Robots - Paleotronic Magazine 

The history by me 30 + years ago

 Androbot (megadroid.com) 

Nolan Bushnell Introduces the Androbot TOPO

 Nolan Bushnell Introduces the Androbot TOPO as "A Mobile Extension of Your Personal Computer" : History of Information 

Atari topo

 Review: Androbot's Topo (atarimagazines.com) 

Servo magazine B.O.B.

 SERVO – February 2008 – Reviving an Androbot BOB # 1 | Robot Workshop 

Servo magazine Topo

 SERVO – November 2007 – Reviving a TOPO I robot | Robot Workshop 

Robot manuals

 Vintage Robots Showcased - Instructions, Software and Photos! (the-liberator.net) 

Another sucessfull Norland Research product!

 Mini Topo Robot - Androbot - Robot Kit - Extremely Rare | #442885101 (worthpoint.com) 

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The end of Androbot

 Metroactive News & Issues | Nolan Bushnell (metrosiliconvalley.com) .

Androbot and Axlon

 Commodore Z's Mindhouse — rockasoo: Androbot and Axlon Androbot and Axlon... (tumblr.com) 

William H T La.

 William H T La. 

Androbot groups.io join today!

 androbots@groups.io | Messages 

Inc magazine

 Will The Robot Be Father To The Industry? | Inc.com 

Androman

 Atari Compendium 

*NEW*Nolan Busnell in Boston, great video on BOBxa

https://youtu.be/DDkTxvCavUs

Old way to remote controll a Topo

 Radio Control a two wheel robot from your PC (tripod.com) 

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