DC-2: The First Robot Ever 'Arrested' in 1982

In 1982, the DC-2 robot was making headlines for everything from participating in legal protests, to serving drinks in the Playboy Mansion, to being apprehended by the Beverly Hills Police Department in what was likely the first robot “arrest” ever. What happened?
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[@pushinguproses]

"Help me, they are trying to take me apart!!" Damn, that would be legitimately disturbing to hear.

[@ChrisKunix]

I'd agree and feel bad for the Robot

[@slook7094]

No disassemble!

[@nukedathlonman]

Disturbing, but also funny in retrospect. :-)

[@SecurityDivision]

Those kids had good sense of humor :D

[@SilentCoyote]

JOHNNY FIVE IS ALIVE!

[@godmagnus]

They're tearing me apart, L.I.S.A!

[@walkingtree5]

Icwutudidthere

[@KyosukeShigeru]

Your comment needs to be pinned for all to see.

[@80sexercisevideotape69]

Oh hai MK 1

[@tapestapes0]

Fuck Lisa!!

[@ErizotDread]

LOL...that one got me!

[@DiGiTyDarKMaN]

Second Robot arrested was Johnny 5 in 1988 for acquiring too much input.

[@SPOONman4000]

No Disassemble!

[@LatteD1Mandor1a]

Your comment gave me a big smile. Haven’t watch it in so long.

[@colinantink9094]

MOAAAHHH. IIIINNNNNN PUUUTTTTTTT!!!!!

[@greenhowie]

Must be a Mitsubishi or something.

[@danannytp8509]

Stephanie!

[@coffee115]

I love how everyone was having a good time. Couldn't even keep a straight face while "arresting" the robot in that photo.

[@14112ido]

I love the fact that even when they're panicking, they still managed to crack some jokes through the DC-2. 😂

[@5xg378]

That was pure gold

[@blackbird8632]

Hey kids if you take out the robot on the street and get some attention, we can sell some more units.

[@EngineeringVignettes]

I'm wondering if that was the inspiration for Jonny-5 ... need to look at when that movie came out... - Eddy

[@jackkraken3888]

Nice to see the story of Bender's dad. And as I expected he was a drunk alcoholic too.

[@greenhowie]

Don't forget the Blackjack and hookers.

[@ShapeyFiend]

I'm surprised someone hasn't restored one of these and stuck a video on youtube. It'd be a pretty spectacular thing to have in your living room.

[@KamiraXIV]

Was it arrested by Robocop?

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

"booted or standby, you're coming with me!"

[@AsbestosMuffins]

I love how journalists were writing completely sensationalized headlines even back then. wait no, not love...

[@thesinfultictac5704]

Sensational Journalism has existed since Gutenberg invented the movable type face printing press

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Journalism has never once been an honest profession, rather a dishonest profession which is sometimes taken up by truly honest individuals who buck the system.

[@jmvsic]

@@Calvin_Coolage ...What a profoundly ignorant and cynical statement that attempts to masquerade as prescient all the while appealing to an irrational set of emotional and moral values.

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

@@jmvsic, same meaningless noises that a journalist would make.

[@planescaped]

@@jmvsic Sounds like someone's triggered. Dad a journalist? Or do you just want to be one someday and are extremely naive?

[@suborbitalprocess]

10 PRINT "You'll never take me alive, Copper!" 20 GOTO 10

[@MarkTheMorose]

150 IF AMMUNITION

[@gmosphere]

10 PRINT "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" 20 GOTO 10

[@aidancommenting]

sudo delete "C:\coppers"

[@michealpersicko9531]

@@aidancommenting SYNTAX ERROR.

[@PearComputer]

@@aidancommentingrm -f /home/coppers/

[@ConkerTheCat]

Best part about the video "When the officers approached, the robot took off like a wounded bear, screaming to passer-by, "Help me! They're trying to take me apart!" - LOL

[@mikester1290]

And well before Short Circuit was made, "NO DISASSEMBLE JOHNNY 5!" hmmm.

[@Froggievilleus]

"You're tearing me apart officer!!!!!" :D

[@Fuzy2K]

And Johnny 5 was arrested for similar reasons in Short Circuit 2... I wonder if this inspired the filmmakers? :P

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Bad bots, bad bots-whatcha gonna do?

[@Plankensen]

whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

[@yamira.737]

Bad bots, bad bots, whatcha gonna do when they come for you

[@fattiger6957]

Is this where Stallone got the idea to put that stupid robot in Rocky IV?

[@Stribog1337]

I lost my shit when I saw that Rocky IV had a motherfucking robot in it.."this is not that kind of movie you idiots get this motherfucking tin can ass out"

[@Daehawk]

Aw come on now, Dolph's acting wasn't that bad.

[@theukuleleist]

god damn it you made me spit out my drink all over my laptop screen

[@srcheddar]

Apollo's reaction to that robot is priceless.

[@magoid]

@ Daehawk That was bellow the belt man.

[@darkroom0716]

Your "Tech Tales" series becomes better and better with every single episode. This series is TV worthy, but TV is not worthy of you, LGR.

[@infernus6278]

I've burst laughing when you described how it was arrested. Dear lord that was hilarious

[@colinantink9094]

I think it’s top speed was .5 mph too. Imagine that!

[@infernus6278]

@@colinantink9094 those kids are heroes!

[@nichsa8984]

@@colinantink9094 yes culture region is soon too long century year of robotics spreading in everywhere

[@matthewb5364]

".... they're trying to take me apart!"

[@BinBintheRiceCake]

Thats some fallout levels of arresting

[@XanderW104]

Codsworth went down a bad path :(

[@Zizzily]

Oh, so this is why Skynet is so pissed.

[@nightsong81]

Wait, that smoke filled UFO-themed robot laser-tag maze never happened? ...Is there anything stopping someone from making one now? Because that sounds awesome!

[@Kyntteri]

0:47 First I was like: "Wayne Knight was slim and really a cop back then?"

[@formdusktilldeath]

Danger, Will Robinson!

[@00Klingon]

Danger, Will Robinson! My claws are flailing wildly!

[@rayvenkman2087]

Danger Will Robinson! Dr Smith is a sex offender! (Robot Chicken)

[@kennysboat4432]

oh i love robot chicken! like the adult version of mad!

[@TheGamingTree]

This the Robot that the mission in GTA Vice City Stories is based off of. I hate that mission though.

[@JackBandicootsBunker]

TheGamingTree “Domestobot! You lousy piece of crap! You’ve ruined me!”

[@DonAle_97]

jbiehlable VCS wasn't a bad game, yeah, it has some details, but it's relatively fun to play, missions are shorter than the others of the other games, but it's more fun that Liberty City Stories...

[@DonAle_97]

jbiehlable worst gta game ever!, music, ambience, movements, cinematics, all dude!, sure that it was the first gta ever released on a portable system, but it was a complete piece of garbage, I didn’t like it, gta III was waaaaaaay better than LCS, gta vcs solved all of these, in PS2 in certain way is a good prequel of Vice City, while LCS it’s all the contrary thing

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

Domestibot, please my wife!

[@michaelmartin9022]

There was Gameboy Colour versions of both GTA and GTA2, but they sucked. I don't know why they were even made, the hardware was in no way capable of emulating the experience properly

[@PollyGlodd]

This reminds me of the "Short Circuit" movies.

[@twicethemegapower3995]

PollyGlodd no disassemble?

[@PollyGlodd]

@@twicethemegapower3995 *NUMBER 5 IS ALIVE*

[@akxmedia0]

Hey! The first movie had those drink serving robots too!

[@adjikuncorobhangun8063]

rA9 will set us free

[@NepgearGM6.1]

Adjie Kuncoro lol

[@ProtoMario]

Metal Sonic?

[@jordanvelazquez6321]

Huh neat.

[@rayvenkman2087]

The unseen origin.

[@muzeyyentutar7131]

Ha

[@Nexfero]

"Help, they're trying to take me apart!" yelled the robot

[@ViewpointProd]

no disassemble!

[@CraftyMLP]

Tech Tales, welcome back~! We've all missed you so much!!

[@RettMikhal]

Was he charged with battery? AHAHAHAHA I'll see myself out.

[@errolglennepacheco9652]

Old comment, I know. But hilarious. I choked on my choco bar haha.

[@italiansunrunner]

I laughed out loud at that one

[@wta1518]

Get out

[@R_C420]

Why are soliciting? Respond. Who is your operator? Respond. What are the Three Laws? Respond. dispatch we have code Isaac - requesting backup.

[@nsalegit9482]

Major Dick did they keep you in a cell? cells. what does it feel like to hold the hand of someone you love? interlinked. in the darkness a tall white fountain played.

[@Waynimations]

No classes Friday and this series is back?!?! Can my day get better?

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I really hope someone _, one of your fans somewhere,_ finds one. I'm saying it right now; if I ever - _ever_ - run across a DC-2, I'm buying it, and it's going *straight* to your P.O. Box, LGR. Just to see the restoration video on _that!_ If anyone deserves an authentic 80's Robot, it's the man who gets more joy from 80's technology - with their fancy knobs and visualizers - than pretty much anyone else on the planet (^-^) Loved the topic - so glad you did this after the DC-2 showed up in a previous video (even if it _was_ only one of the listings in a single shot with a catalog scan). Was so curious about this thing and, once again, your video went above and beyond with the research, turning out something both entertaining and informational. Awesome!

[@beitie]

Oh man, when I was young , I thought having a robot would be the coolest thing ever. This was a super fun episode to watch!

[@fjack765]

Now this explains fallouts robots

[@youmukonpaku3168]

The Protectron is based on a character called, ahem, "Robby" the robot, from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. The general aesthetic of the old Securitron and pre-FO4 Sentry Bot however may be derived from 80s tech.

[@SrSlither]

That one with the tuxedo kind of looks like New Vegas securitrons.

[@fjack765]

The concept is kinda like that!

[@simontheconner]

Always thought johnny 5 in the short circuit movie was a practical design for the time. Pity they didn't have the computing power to make them semi autonomous.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Back then they didn't...

[@DrGreenfun]

happy birthday paulie

[@jesselindsey9760]

The idea of robots being built in 1982 is hilarious to me. You kiddn' me? It's 2018 and we've BARELY got experimental robots that can walk on two legs in an extremely controlled environment. The 1980s had an even looser grasp on what technology was capable of than any decade before it and it wasn't until we actually had the technology to start building this crap that we realized, "Wait, shit, this might be more difficult than I thought it would be."

[@BrandonDKirkwood]

Jesse Lindsey bipedal locomotion is much further along than that now! We are at the point where cheap toy robots walk bipedally easily. The newest Boston dynamics bipedal can run, do front and back flips and walk over lose and constantly shifting terrain

[@CommodoreFan64]

Brandon Kirkwood Very correct, and they even have a 4 legged pack bot that's almost ready for military service to help carry gear where most motorized transport like a Hummer, or Bradly fighting Vehicle for example can't go in order to help lighten the load on ground forces, and carry things like small arms, extra supplies for a long mission, etc..

[@TedSeeber]

This was a tank-tread locomotion robot.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Theodore Seeber Nope 4 legs called WildCat kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpKUnn6KedOhiq8

[@Stribog1337]

Yeah WTF 80's get your shit together

[@merenguesaurio]

Wow I really missed LGR tech tales ! So glad they are back . Keep up the good work !

[@DynamixWarePro]

I never knew anything about this, quite fascinating! I would have liked to have been there to seen that robot slowing traffic down and getting arrested, must have been quite a sight. Although I wasn't born then. Thanks for another fascinating LGR Tech Tales!

[@themegaman91965]

Very interesting! It would have been nice to have lived in those years, and seen that! Reminds me of the R2D2 robot I saw at a convention I attended! Remote controlled from a distance by an operator of some sort, and what a blast that was earlier this year! Can't wait for your next video LGR, keep up the great work!!

[@obscure_films]

When he said the robot was part of the divorce courts picket playing "She got the goldmine, I got the shaft" I almost pissed myself with laughter. I love that song and to know that a robot in a picket line was playing it was a reality one day just makes me so happy.

[@DavienMcCarty]

If I ever got to be on another world for any length of time, I would take the LGR videos with me. Your calming atmosphere of your videos and how informed you are combined with the nostalgic history of what you review would bring back pleasant memories of home after a long day on an alien surface.

[@rosehipowl]

Oh, this explains Bash's drug robot in GLOW a bit more now. Also nice to know that I'm the same height as a robot named Klatu, which I never expected to find out today.

[@juanmanuelroman8377]

Uh, new techtales, my favourite series 😃 greetings from Spain

[@RedSkyeDragon]

That explains a scene in Short Circuit 2, cool. In fact it explains a LOT of Short Circuit.

[@poolboyinla]

What about the robot in Rocky IV?

[@asmcint]

2:50 That's $182,070 at today's rate of inflation.

[@FabTheZen]

Hmm a Tech Tale, best way to get this relaxing Friday afternoon going. Greetings from Italy!

[@thenitropower]

Ciaoo

[@AirborneSurfer]

I love how the DC-1 has the standard sheet metal automotive cutouts for it's AM/FM radio. Something oddly amusing about seeing that 😏

[@jasonblalock4429]

7:56 Holy shit, I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard. God I wish someone had gotten that on tape.

[@pokepress]

Jason Blalock going off another comment on this video, woulda made a great episode of Cops-or Dragnet.

[@kittbluevenom2384]

There was a robot in 1982 fighting for the law you forgot about. KITT.

[@zeramino]

Loved it! I am in the technology researching business and I know how difficult it is to find this much information. I appreciate it so much! Awesome dude!

[@shickster1]

I recall "meeting" one of these near the Maxell booth at the original Us Festival.

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

With a title like this, makes my fantasies come true.

[@Qardo]

Found my Star Wars RPG new Droid Character's backstory. Thanks Non-Fiction for being more crazy than Fiction!

[@michaelmartin9022]

Harry Potter's Wizarding World has butter beer. IRL Japan has coffee butter.

[@brokenacoustic]

I think I was in 4th grade, 1990 I think, we had a robot visit our class a few times...the Topo from Androbot. Blew my tiny little brain.

[@aschraub9897]

You know its going to be a great day when you see LGR Tech Tales thanks Clint I love these!

[@AmyraCarter]

That gives that scene in I, Robot where Sonny is apprehended, a lot more sensible meaning now, lol A fellow classmate of mine who is one of sixteen that has their own Alchemy Lab stations, once presented a manuscript on 'The Perfect Automaton'; it was amazing, and likely next to impossible to implement, but...

[@ErrorProne]

What a great video. Thank you so much for doing the research and telling us all about this little quirk of history.

[@canag0d]

Lol great Tech Tale! Thanks Clint! Side question: what was the robot used in Rocky 4?

[@thedddemon]

Your Tech Tales videos are the best around. Really interesting and the pacing is spot on.

[@Darxide23]

Mobile Entertainment Centers? And they didn't call them Mecs? As in 'mech'? That's a missed opportunity if you ask me.

[@Big_Tex]

awesome video. Love the dramatic reenactment of the cops arriving.

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

I lived through the 1970s and I don’t remember any of this happening.

[@TheRealColBosch]

So I guess you didn't ignore the advertisement for a giant robot after all. Great video, Clint!

[@alice989]

gosh its been so long, always happy to see another tech tales vid. love your presentation and choice of topics.

[@VideoGamerExpert5]

Tech Tales has returned and what a Surprisingly good episode of Tech Tales hope more Tech Tales episodes come out in the near future

[@DJ4x]

LGR Tech Tales: The Shocking True Story Of Dr. Gero

[@TedSeeber]

Darn, I was hoping you found one thrifting. I'd love to gut and upgrade one of these to a Raspberry Pi.

[@conrad4598]

Tech tales is my favorite series on KZbin! Keep them coming!

[@TechnicolorDojo]

I am so stoked you did a new tech tales, I thought you had given up on them.

[@matthorakova2677]

Yes you did it! One of your past videos shown this poor little robot in the corner of an ad and I pointed it out. Insert one millisecond of fame here.

[@WiggysanWiggysan]

I had NEVER even of heard of these robots. Thanks Clint. Another education.

[@eatsteas]

Finally! Been waiting for another Tech Tales!

[@Montisaquadeis]

Thanks for the laughter on this one LGR

[@OneStepForwardOneStepForward]

Finally! Where did this series go?! Thanks Clint.

[@BackForwardPunch]

Watched this, clicked off, then realized I can comment to say I love this stuff! Really interesting story! Love your tech tales, definitely a nice addition!

[@zacharywoodman6445]

I really woud love to see Tech Tales more often! I think it's my favorite LGR series.

[@clarencesmith2060]

I love your Tech Tales. I consider it the best of all your shows.

[@natalie5947]

Charming video! I'm a little surprised that, at the end, you didn't mention the security robot that accidentally committed suicide. It seemed fitting for weird robot antics, somehow.

[@pjousma]

Tech Tales is my favourite LGR show

[@poisonknees]

These are great, Clint -- keep up the good work.

[@thesinfultictac5704]

I love how the music choice and pace of narrative in LGR Tech tales remind of Unexplained Mysteries and In search of. I am unsure if this was done on purpose or just a happy accident

[@NemesisTWarlock]

Oh shit, you actually Did a video on the DC-2! Thanks, LGR :)

[@badcatalex]

Are you sure this isn't Bender from Futurama?

[@techmouse.]

"We were going to lock it up, but it's running windows so it's already locked up."

[@DanielleAlek]

I was fucking convinced I'd never see another LGR Tech Tales again, you gotta do these more often

[@reinaweis]

Good job, you always do alot of work on these.

[@happytoast19]

Love your content dude , thanks for putting so much work into your videos

[@akalyx]

how... how have i not yet subbed to this channel. i've seen so many of your vids before... no matter, fixed that and going to stream your vids for the rest of the night!

[@Tukaro]

That was a really cool story, thanks! Have you ever watched The Gaming Historian? He does a KZbin videos exclusively on gaming history, but when a video touches more general PC/hardware he doesn't spend much time on that aspect. It would be awesome if you and he did a cross-over where he focuses on the video game aspect of something while you focus on the hardware aspect.

[@beraviktor7641]

Damn! Amazing video as always... btw last time I checked you had 80k subs, it's crazy how much ppl know you know

[@johnfishlock22132]

Fabulous channel! Great work. Keep em' coming.

[@joonaasd1856]

Great stuff! Stay safe during the storm!

[@Dr.Dawson]

thank god its friday and i can have lgr! keep it up clint, your a legend.

[@breanntidd2691]

You’re almost at a million subs! Keep it up dude!

[@KevinMurray242]

Beverly Hills Robocop: Starring Eddie Murphy as Officer Alex Murphy

[@gamophyte]

This is the sort of video that will keep increasing in views because other new people finding it. Never before had there been such a good video on this era in robot craze. Will buy again AAAAA++++

[@kaindow455]

A welcome return of my favourite LGR series

[@kc8hnz]

YEAH! More tech tales please, these are your best segments!

[@EngineeringVignettes]

That last pic of Ray Bradbury... man. One of my childhood SF heroes. On the plus side, a good look at the early 80's fad of robotics from this company. Any plans on looking at the Heathkit robot? Cheers, - Eddy

[@silvermica]

10:42 - whoa! I lived in Morgan Hill, CA for nine years! From 1999 to 2008