There were many toy robots back in the 80s that were — frankly — underwhelming by today’s standards. Back then, any old thing that rolled around with some blinking lights would impress, but the bar is ...

A remote control Omnibot 2000 robot offers children a cup of soda at FAO Schwarz in New York on Nov. 30, 1985. The Omnibot 2000, built by Japanese toy company TOMY, was a hot gift item, though a steep ...

[DJ Sures] just can’t help himself from tinkering with robot toys built in the 80s. This time, he got his hands on an Omnibot-2000 (not to be confused with his other Omnibot hack), and updated it for ...

When I was a young whippersnapper, in-between cleaning chimneys and begging for scraps of festering meat and stale bread on street corners (there was food at home, I just enjoyed the human interaction ...