R2-D2™ ASTROMECH
INTERACTIVE DROID
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R2-D2™ Astromech Interactive Droid, retail $119.95 (www.sharperimage.com...)
Manufactured by (Unknown) for Hasbro (www.hasbro.com)
Last updated 03-27-10






This is the Astromech R2-D2™ of "Star Wars®" fame.
He is somewhat smaller than the real McCoy, but he's just as cute and loveable as the real robot (droid) from the movies.

R2-D2™ is a loveable & affable little droid; he will serve as your dedicated helper (an extendable utility arm holds a drink) and loyal friend. He obeys commands, communicates with beeps and whistles, gestures, flashes his lights, swivels his dome, dances to a cantina song, plays games and navigates with sonar and infrared sensors.

He's shaped a bit like a miniature swing-top kitchen wastepaperbasket on wheels, but you ***DO NOT*** want to use him as a garbage receptacle - he would *NOT* be very happy about that!!! In fact, he could become quite uranated about it, and start misbehaving until you ask him not to.

Voice activated, R2-D2™ (he's often just called "R2" and his name is sometimes spelled "Artoo Detoo") functions in three modes:
  1. Companion, where he's friendly.
  2. Game, where he plays tag, spins and dances.
  3. Command, where he maneuvers in different directions.
He recognises at least 40 phrases and responds to your voice commands.

He'll react differently when you mention Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hut, or his best (robotic) friend, C-3PO.
For example, say Princess Leia's name and R2 emits excited wolf-like whistles, but mention Darth Vader and he shakes with fear!


SIZE



To use R2-D2™, best thing I can do here is to refer you to the instructional materials that come with him - I don't feel like writing a book today. . Just feed him first (see directly below), and then go crack open that user's manual.

As an example:
To put R2-D2™ in Command Mode, turn him on (he has a small slide switch on the back side of his body toward the bottom), wait 30 to 45 seconds for him to warm up (the red & blue LEDs will flash together when he's all warmed up), say "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Command mode.", and wait again for the confirmation beep.
Press & release the red lighted button on R2's front to disengage from the unicomplex...er...uh...disengage the wheel lock.

From this point, you can direct R2-D2™'s motion by standing or sitting directly in front of him (positioned ideally 2 feet but no more than 6 feet away), speaking clearly, and saying the following commands:

"Turn around!" to have the little robot..you guessed it...turn around.
"Go forward!" {wait for beep} "One unit" (or "Two units", "Three units", up to "Five units").
"Turn right!" {wait for beep} "One unit" (or "Two units", "Three units", up to "Five units").
"Turn left" {wait for beep} "One unit" (or "Two units", "Three units", up to "Five units").

One thing I will mention is that you must say "Hey, R2!" before you put him into any mode; ie. "Hey R2! Game mode" or "Hey R2! Command mode".
When you say "Hey R2!", wait for him to emit a beeping noise and watch the red & blue LEDs on his dome to flash an acknowledgement before issuing other commands. The beeping noise and blinking of his lights lets you know that he understood "Hey R2!".

Another command you can issue is that to turn his bright white LED beacon on and off. To do that, say "Hey R2!", wait for the acknowledgement, then say "Light beam!". Repeat the same sequence to turn the light back off.

When you won't be playing with the loveable little robot for more than several hours, please be certain to deactivate him, using the same slide switch you used to activate him.

This is the user's manual (PDF format) in case yours becomes lost or is disposed of in the dustbin (garbage can) or by accidental flushing.



Your R2 comes to you hungry, wanting to be fed four D cells and four AA cells.
Here's how you can satisfy his hunger:

Use a medium phillips screwdriver to loosen the two captive screws near the bottom of the battery door on the back of R2-D2™'s body.
The screws are captive, and are not designed to be removed from the door; they should stay in unless you force them out.

Lift the battery door off, gently place it on the ground, and kick it into the garden so the hungry, hungry praying mantids will think it's something yummy to eat and subsequently strike at it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

In the bottom of the chamber, there is a long narrow black door. Lift it from the side - it will remain attached. Place three AA cells in this compartment, orienting them so their flat-ends (-) negatives face the spring for them in the chamber. Close the little black door. Look in the bottom of the battery chamber for another compartment designed to hold a single AA cell. Place a new AA cell in, orienting it so its flat-end (-) negative faces the spring for it in the chamber.

Now, insert four new D cells, orienting them so their flat-ends (-) negatives face the springs for them in their compartments.

Place the battery door back on R2's body, and tighten the two screws.

Aren't you glad you didn't kick that battery door into the garden with all those hungry, hungry praying mantids now?


Here is what a praying mantis looks like.
I found this guy on the morning of 09-08-06 clinging to the basket of my scooter.

I stole the D cells from my InReTECH QUADLITE because I forgot to pick some up at the store this morning. But because this product is not intended to produce light and therefore require measuring, having batteries that are *ALMOST* (but not quite) new is ok.
However, the AA cells *ARE* brand spanken new.

Unable to measure current usage due to how R2-D2™ functions and how he was constructed.



This robot (droid) is meant to be used as a toy in a dry area, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around, thrashed, trashed, and abused, so I won't try to drown him in the toliet tank (well, actually I did try that - please see below), bash him against a steel rod or against the concrete floor of a patio, let my housemate's citty kats go to the litterbox on him, run over him with a 450lb Celebrity motorised wheelchair, stomp on him, use a medium ball peen hammer in order to bash him open to check him for candiosity, fire him from the cannoñata, drop him down the top of Mt. Erupto (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again - candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central), with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island, and Mt. Erupto is an active volcano on Piñata Island), send him to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or perform other indecencies on him that a flashlight might have to have performed on it. So this section of the web page will be ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.


This is what happens if you try to drown R2-D2™ in the cistern (toliet tank).
As you can see, he's too large to fit in the cistern.
You really wouldn't even *WANT* to try to drown such a cute and loveable little robot in the toylet or other water though; I do so only in the name of science.

R2-D2™ is designed to be used on hard flooring and low-pile carpeting, not on high (plush) shag carpeted surfaces of any type. That's because he rolls around on little wheels, and although they have a "knobby" texture, they really aren't large enough to provide traction on this type of carpeting. And the instructional materials are rather emphatic regarding not using the toy outdoors. My guess here is that sunlight will interefere with his IR sensors.

According to another website, here are some of R2's features:
  • Responds to over 40 Voice Commands (including a few hidden ones you'll have to discover on your own!)
  • Utility Arm/Soda Holder
  • Removable Sensorscope
  • Illuminating Light Beam
  • Sound, Heat, and Sonar Processing and Navigational Systems
  • Adaptable Mood Status Indicator
  • Rotating Dome and Working Wheels
There is an advisory to not operate R2-D2™ near stairs; his sensors cannot detect them so he's at risk of falling down the stairs and becoming broken. If you stand up some cardboard of approximately the same height as R2-D2™ or taller in front of the stairs so his sensors detect it, he will "see" it as a wall and most likely avoid them. Note that I said "most likely" here, as it is not absolutely, positively, 100% guaranteed to work, but there is a very high degree of probability that it will.

And you should *NEVER* operate R2 on a table unless you are certain the wheel lock is engaged!!! (the wheel lock switch will glow bright red (using at least one red LED) when it is)

The extendable arm behind a little door on the front of R2 has a spring-loaded "claw" and a fixed bottom piece so cylindrical objects (like pop cans) can be carried without risk of them slipping through the claw and falling (and subsequently spilling).



Photograph of two of the LEDs (one red, one blue) on the front of R2-D2™'s head illuminated.



Photograph of a can of pop in R2-D2™'s retractable drink holder arm.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the white LED in this "robot".


Spectrographic analysis
Same as above; newer spectrometer software & settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the blue LED in this "robot".


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the red LED in this "robot".


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the red "wheel lock" LED in this "robot".

USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis of his "Light Beam" light source.
Image made using the ProMetric System by Radiant Imaging.








Video clip on YourTube showing the cute & loveable little robot flushing a toliet on command.

(yes, you can hear me issuing directions & the order to flush followed by R2-D2™ beeping & the sound of a {vulgar term for caca}bowl flushing* - I programmed my R2-D2™ to do this and operated him (set him loose) in the bathroom while recording this movie clip).

* I actually flushed the water closet; R2-D2™'s little arm is far too short for him to have done so himself.

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WMP movie (.avi extension) showing me asking R2 a question.
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WMP movie (.avi extension) showing me asking R2 a question.
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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot dancing to a cantina song (reshoot of original video; this one was made on the morning of 02-18-10).

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot dancing to its secret dance program.
Say "Hey R2", "Light beam", then hit him on his dome until he makes that "sad" sound several consecutive times. Then say "Game mode", and finally say "Dance program". R2 will then run his secret dance program -- NOT the Cantina music you'd normally get.

It plays the "sad" Cantina song along with its commensurate hidden dance program.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot dancing to another one of its its secret dance programs.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Darth Vader?", and then he'll play a secret Star Wars song.

This Easter egg was not discovered by me; I simply captured it on video.

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Video clip on YourTube showing an Easter egg (undocumented feature); the robot playing the Star Wars title song.
Say "Behave yourself!" one time, say "Speak up!" two times, and then he'll play the Star Wars theme song.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot dancing to another one of its its secret dance programs.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Being a flexible container of Massengill?", and then he'll play a secret Star Wars song while rolling forward a few feet, turning around, rolling back to his starting point, and turning around once more.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot responding negatively to a bogus question.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Light bulbs?", and then he'll scream as if you'd asked him if he remembers Darth Vader.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot executing an Easter egg (undocumented feature) in response to a bogus question.
This proves that any question that elicits a negative response from the robot will trigger this Easter egg.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Light bulbs?", and then he'll play a secret Star Wars song (The Imperial March I think) while rolling forward a few feet, turning around, rolling back to his starting point, and turning around once more.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot giving an unexpected response to a bull{vulgar term for feces} query.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Flooding the uranator?", and he'll dance a little jig.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot playing the "Celebration song" in response to three "Do you remember?" questions.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Han Solo?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Chewbacca?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Luke Skywalker?" -- and then he'll play the Celebration Song.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot giving an unexpected response to a bull{vulgar term for poo-poo} query.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Flooding the toliet?", and he'll dance a little jig.

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YourTube video showing the R2-D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) responding in a rather queer manner to some Star Trek questions; his final response to a question was to go on patrol -- and the only way the robot could be neutralised after this was via his power switch.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot executing an Easter egg (undocumented feature) in response to a bogus question.
This proves once again that any question that elicits a negative response from the robot (regardless of the order in which they're issued) will trigger this Easter egg.
Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Not flushing?" (he'll shake his dome and scream at this point); then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?", and then he'll play The Imperial March while rolling forward a few feet, turning around, rolling back to his starting point, and turning around once more.

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Video clip on YourTube showing the robot giving a rather unexpected response in reply to three queries I asked.

Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Hasbro?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Astromech?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Astromech?" The response I receive is a bit unexpected -- the second time I ask him about Astromech, he screams, shakes his dome, and displays his red "sad" light.

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YourTube video showing the R2-D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) giving another bull{vulgar term for caca} question a non-sequitur response. Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", say "Anakin?", say "Hey R2", "Do you remember","Cornholio?", say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", say "Anakin?", say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Needing TP for your bunghole?" and then he'll roll around in circles and make some beeping noises (I guess he needed to go poo-poo and was looking for a toliet)

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YourTube video showing the R2-D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) malfunctioning again.
I said "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Being a flexible container?", then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Being a flexible container of store-brand douche?" -- at which point Princess Leah's recording can be heard.

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YourTube video showing the robot executing another one of its hidden dance/music programs. Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Massenguillotine?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?", and then he'll play The Imperial March while rolling forward a few feet, turning around, rolling back to his starting point, and turning around once more. The kitty cat can be seen in some parts of this video.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) malfunctioning. Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Massenguillotine?"; then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?", then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember" and at this point he'll then scream, shake his dome, and turn his red "sad" light on.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) giving a couple of questions a non-sequitur response. Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Being a buttsnoipe?", then say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Anakin?"; and then he'll play The Imperial March while rolling forward a few feet, turning around, rolling back to his starting point, and turning around once more.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) giving a question a non-sequitur response. Say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", say "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Being a bunghole?", and then he'll scream, shake his dome, and turn his red "sad" light on.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) executing what may be another Easter egg.
I said "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Star Trek?" (he shook his dome & screamed); then said "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Deep Space Nine?", then said "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Voyager?", then said "Hey R2", "Do you remember", "Enterprise?" -- at which point Princess Leah's recording can be heard.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) on patrol.
You can hear me say, "Hey R2", "Go on patrol!", followed by the studly little robot going on patrol. After he "sees" me, he stops. So I issue both commands a second time, and then end the video by saying, "The robot has been neutralised" after turning his power switch off.

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YourTube video showing the R2D2 Astromech Interactive Droid (robot) executing a hidden music program --one I've neither heard of nor seen before.
I said, "Hey R2", "Do you remember?"; then said "Hey R2", "Do you remember?", "Anacin?", then said "Hey R2", "Do you remember?", then said "Hey R2", "Are you a pile of junk?", then said "Hey R2", "Screw you!", then said "Hey R2", "Screw you too!", then said "Hey R2", "Screw you and the horse that rode you in!" -- and then he'll swivel his dome fully several times and then play a short tune I've never heard before.

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This is the R2D2 Interactive Robot in "Sentry" mode -- in this mode, he acts as a watchdog. Say "Hey R2", then say "Game mode", and finally say "Room guard". He'll flash his white beacon for just over ten seconds, giving you time to make your escape -- then he'll stand guard. If he detects movement, he'll blink his white light as a warning; if that warning is ignored, he'll sound a rather shrill alarm.

To remove him from this mode, tap his dome several times in fairly rapid succession, as shown in the video.

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This is the R2D2 Interactive Robot in Game Mode, playing the game "Spin the Droid".

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This is the R2D2 Interactive Robot reacting to some questions about SpongeBob SquarePants.

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This is the R2D2 Interactive Robot giving a non-sequitur response to a bogus question.

I said "Hey R2", then said "Do you remember?", then said "Mag Factor Three?" -- at which point he spun a bit, beeped a bit, then played Princess Leah's message.

"Mag Factor Three" was a demo program I wrote & released for the C=64 computer in mid-November 1992.

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This is the R2D2 Interactive Robot giving another BS response to a BS question.

I said "Hey R2", then said "Do you remember?", then said "Mag Factor Three?" -- at which point he spun a bit, beeped a LOT, then played the little tune you get in the game "Spin the Droid".

"Mag Factor Three" was a demo program I wrote & released for the C=64 computer in mid-November 1992.

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This is a brief video showing how the robot's wheel lock can be engaged & disengaged.

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TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased at www.sharperimage.com on 07-15-07 and was received at 9:57am PDT on 07-18-07.

I know that TSI has some gun control bull{vulgar term for feces} going on and that they should be boycotted by flashlight users, but this was just too cool to pass up. Besides, this is not a flashlight or other product designed to emit light.

I accidentally ordered R2-D2™ with "Next Day Air" shipping; that's why the time between order and receipt was so short.


UPDATE: 07-21-07
The loveable little robot responds in a positive manner when I ask the questions "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and "Toilet?"; and "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and "Urinator?" I expected him to move his dome back & forth (his way of telling you he does not recognise the question), but he did ***NOT*** do that. Instead, he responded with a series of different beeps with both questions.


UPDATE: 07-24-07
I just read on the outside of the large cylindrical package he comes in that R2 functions best at temperatures less than 77°F (25°C).


UPDATE: 07-25-07
The loveable little robot responds ***NEGATIVELY*** when I ask the question "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and then say "Not flushing?"
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!
I guess that means he remembers forgetting to flush last time he was in the bathroom/restroom.


UPDATE: 07-25-07
No, you're not seeing things.
Yes, a same-day update.
I've been called to the rug several times regarding my calling R2-D2™ a "droid" instead of a "robot".
While I agree that "robot" would be a more appropriate term, I call it a "droid" because that's what the instructions and packaging materials call it.

According to Webster's 24th Century Dictionary (5th edition), an "android" (properly abbreviated "droid") is an automaton made to resemble a human being.


UPDATE: 07-26-07
The cute & loveable little robot responds ***NEGATIVELY*** when I ask the question "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and then say "Light bulb?"
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!
The following movie clip will demonstrate:

WMP movie (.avi extension) showing me asking R2 a question.
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UPDATE: 07-28-07
I activated R2's game mode, then asked him to perform his dance program (by saying "Hey R2!", waiting for him to beep an acknowledgement, saying "Game mode", waiting again for the confirmation beep, and then saying "Dance program").



Video clip on YourTube showing R2 dancing to a cantina song.
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UPDATE: 07-29-07
The loveable little robot responds ***NEGATIVELY*** when I ask the question "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and then say "Airplane?"
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!


UPDATE: 07-30-07
The loveable little robot responds ***NEGATIVELY*** when I ask the question "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and then say "Being a flexible container of Massengill?"
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!
Apparently, he remembers being a douchebag at some point.


UPDATE: 08-05-07
The loveable little robot responds ***NEGATIVELY*** when I ask the question "Hey R2!", wait for him to beep an acknowledgement, say "Do you remember?", wait again for the confirmation beep, and then say "Massengator?"
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!
"Massengator" is a ficticious name I came up with several years ago as a fictional band name.

I also received an email today telling me that Hasbro has released two versions of this product: model #87245 and model #85893.
The first model sells for $129.00 and the other for $99.00.
The version on this web page is model number 87245.


UPDATE: 08-06-07
I asked him if he remembered "Telephony" (pronounced "tell uh FOA' nee"); he responded in a negative manner to that query.
He shakes his dome in fear, blinks his red light, and emits a screaming sound!!!
"Telephony" is the handle (pseudonym) I used on dial-up BBSs in the 1990s.








    MANUFACTURER: Unknown
    PRODUCT TYPE: Interactive robotic toy
    LAMP TYPE: LED
    No. OF LAMPS: At least 4 (2 red, 1 each blue & white)
    BEAM TYPE: N/A
    SWITCH TYPE: Slide on/off on lower rear of robot's body
    CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
    BEZEL: N/A
    BATTERY: 4xD cells & 4xAA cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER RESISTANT: Very light splatter-resistance at maximum
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    SIZE: 16 1/2" x 11" x 11"
    WEIGHT: 7 lbs
    ACCESSORIES: Telescoping thing for plastic decoy "sensor"
    WARRANTY: 90 days

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Because this product is not intended to emit
    light, the standard "star" rating will not be used.
    It *DOES* have LEDs in it, so it is at least a bit germane to this website.





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