Dad builds own £20k Short Circuit robot Johnny 5 - and even takes him to the pub | SWNS

A film-fanatic has spent six years building a fully-functioning replica of movie robot Johnny 5 from Short Circuit - which he even takes down the pub.
Ryan Howard, 34, has forked out over £20,000 recreating the android from the cult 1986 film in his garage at his home in Annesley, Notts.
He reckons his 200kg (31 stone) creation is "99 per cent true" to the original robot and is one of only two fully-working Johnny 5's in the world.
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[@jimmy9fingers1]

Fantastic tribute to the legend that is Johnny 5

[@YourInOnIt]

I need to see Johnny 5 in person. He was one of my childhood heroes.

[@davekent20]

Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood

[@Hammers-Mikey]

God bless you sir! This video has brought a tear to my eye! Takes me back to SC2 when Johnny 5 was left for dead by thugs with crowbars. God i miss my 80"s childhood. This and Flight Of The Navigator 😢❤

[@cogboy302]

A mate of mine built a Dalek from scratch, which has an electric wheelchair inside so you can sit in it and drive it around. Complete with voice changer so that you sound like a Dalek. We took it to his local pub one night at chucking out time and harassed drunks leaving, asking for a beer or cigarettes. All fun & games until the Police turned up, but even they saw the funny side.

[@Hammers-Mikey]

😂😂😂👏👏👍

[@cogboy302]

The best part of the story is that one of the guys leaving the pub came running over all excited and said, "I've got a full size TARDIS in my living room." I kid you not.

[@davidthompson8157]

Was it full-size on the outside or the inside? 😉

[@Mr.H-YT42]

A few years back we toured a 🌽 🎥 studio in San Francisco in the old armory building. The basketball courts had once been used by nearby Lucasfilm to film the stop motion shots for Empire Strikes back so the building is zoned for film production. Anyway, sitting in the back of one of the many tiny sets, next two two 55 gallon drums of lubricant (yes, really) was one of the original on-screen Number 5 robots. He’d been, uh, fitted with some new parts. But there he was!

[@shuhel02]

Now here is a Robot i would love to see AI applied to.

[@gabiballetje]

Right now, with the ease of vacuforming, 3D printing, smaller and more powerful servos, remote controls, ordering CAD made parts online and having them shipped over in days or less, all the info you can find, it is insane what you can do. While i do not think there is a major market for it, i wish there was someone making a kit to build one. Sure it would be expensive, it would be worth it.

[@barneycarparts]

Its amazing that the movie prop creators of these robots started from scratch and created these working models in months instead of years. They were very well thought out as well. The crouch, stand and stair climbing, all terrain capability is something we still don't see in commercial robots. Very impressive. There s one video shows a machine shop during Covid making parts for J5 they never completed the project due to other business. But, IIRR they were going to make their CAD drawings for hip swivel and shoulder mounts available.

[@kostascholas8751]

The robot The myth The robotic legend J5🎉

[@HexedInOhio]

Top notch job! I remember hearing how fully functioning Johnny 5 for the movies took nearly a dozen people to operate all the movements and your doing it with one remote. Technologically amazing!

[@davidmcmillan2806]

It's actually better than the movie props 😂

[@aresgriggs1449]

Absolutely incredible❤

[@jpdominator]

Worth it!

[@IAmBlueGhost5]

MY 80s CHILDHOOD HAS RETURNED!!!🤩✨

[@de-fault_de-fault]

Amazing work. Just like the original film robots, he moves so naturally and his face is so expressive that it completely tricks some part of your brain into thinking he really could be a thinking, feeling creature. To capture all that in a home build is incredible.

[@CreamEggBear]

Met this fella! Great experience and you can tell how enthusiastic and passionate he is 👍🏻

[@andreasgehtdichnixan8779]

OMG, this is soo amazing. In my childhood, I loved Nr.5 so much!!! You did a pefect job!!!!

[@WaynesWorldUnlimited]

Wow, this is like a dream come true. I dreamed of having one of these when I was a kid… I love these movies..

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I think Johnny 5 should have his own TV comedy Series or a brand new version of Short Circuit movie since the he's very population from 1986.

[@jeremiahsmith7389]

Seem Like he’s getting a lot of input I love it

[@andreasgrunebaum811]

Holy Christ, my childhood! ♥

[@burnzy3210]

It's surreal, I can't not see him as a real person

[@cjpatz]

This is so cool!

[@martinwilliams9098]

He’s absolutely perfect ❤

[@robd1859]

My childhood. 😊

[@js6752]

At first I saw £20 and missed the “k” which makes more sense 😂 This is awesome…I want one ❤️

[@ezradlionel711]

First word I taught my son was "functional"... this is still cool af though.. crazy to think we can have a literal autonomous one these days

[@timc3381]

That is sooo frickin cool great job man. Favorite movies ever

[@ratedr8490]

That's so freaking cool

[@okamijubei]

Johnny 5 with only £22K instead of £9M? That's more economic than i thought it'll cost.

[@ambulatorioveterinariodott3768]

Hello my friend. You should consider to develop an AI with based and trained on his personality ti make a full working replica ❤ you said it's 3D printed. Are you thinking about sharing your stl files? Kind regards

[@MindSnackBar]

With open Ai today you can really make it interactive like Johnny 5 from Short circuit

[@Turbobalt5]

Way cool!! From the human JOHNNY 5 born 8 years prior to Short Circuit! (John J. VanOostendorp V).

[@exploringearth3223]

Short circuit was a amazing movie

[@SeohnAranys]

Now that Ai has come so far. Someone could make a full working Johny 5 from Short Circuit. Then drive its personality and voice using Ai and ChatGPT. As far as I am aware no one has done it before.

[@DKJens44]

i have Goosebumps..

[@DavidCook42]

So cool!!!

[@jedijones]

He should have Tim Blaney record some original dialogue for him! I was afraid he was going to get hit by a car at the end there. 😬

[@mikecortes8481]

When are you guys coming to the US???

[@joshcoop1295]

Awesome

[@jasoncreech4486]

Legendary

[@TripodLRmine-ds5ln]

This is so cool

[@9Tailsfan]

Doing God's work! Thank you!

[@Michifant]

Childhood 🥲

[@SigmaChi04]

Instead of Terminator with Skynet trying to destroy humanity I see a mutually beneficial future where sentient robots are treated as equals as real deal American Citizens like our first robotic citizen 1988 Johnny 5 loves our Constitution. 😎

[@marktadlock5428]

You did an outstanding job, did you make your own blue prints for machining johnny fives parts?

[@mrhobs]

Oh man, this is so awesome! (Even though my preference would be "Number 5" not "Johnny Five." One word. Laser.)

[@TOWT67563]

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[@cherylandrews8323]

This is amazing ❤ I love Johnny 5 wish some one would make me one 😍 I can dream lol 😂 again amazing job I've subscribed

[@jjr1728]

It's so cool. I want one. Immediately

[@cherylandrews8323]

@@jjr1728 same here

[@thomasfaucette1660]

even if it is a machine gotta luv that johnny 5 luv u buddy

[@karlrobertson8728]

I really really want one

[@jakubkolcar6789]

Very nice. Now where do I get the schematics? :D

[@DeconvertedMan]

so cool :D

[@WCGUK2024]

Wonder what Steve Guttenberg would think of this

[@TimothyBH123]

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[@nicholasmelby5361]

Next build a T-800 :D

[@Mysticales]

So will he be in USA sometime again?

[@brightbright6768]

Wow! I need one in my house to replace my always moody wife....😆

[@user-lz8gj9lx2o]

Can you make a life size Johnny five for me.

[@omarviola6481]

ITS A MITSUBISHI

[@Pepiniomk]

Toll

[@user-lz8gj9lx2o]

My name is Josey I’m a kid I am 8 years old can you make a Jonny 5 for me please.

[@BeerBellyBoy]

Hello bozo

[@morgangalindo1985]

Cuite

[@Danaman117]

Pretty soon he can just put ai in it.