History of the Toy Robot

David Mello share some history about Toy robots

[@couchfort3934]

“The Toys That Made Us” briefly touched on tin robots in the Transformers episode. It made me want to learn more. Glad I found this! Thank you, David!

[@MosiahWhite]

This man is so passionate about this, I couldn't help but smile all the way through. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed learning more about the history of robots since I've always enjoyed my fair share of toy robots since I was a boy too. I'll likely be this man, someday.

[@nchimachibaye5102]

Same

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much for the kind words. If there is one thing I have a passion for, it is toy robots! They bring me back to my childhood to when I received my first mechanical man under the Christmas tree! To me, there was no greater toy I could receive! Though I own none of the originals from my childhood, I began enthusiastically collecting them in my early 30's. I am now in my 60's and they delight me now more than ever!

[@iamtheai2759]

Mike Harvey here. Nice to see you. I live in Japan now, and I buy and sell similar toys (from the 70s). I go to Mandarake and the toy shows all the time. Thank you for sharing your interest.

[@michaelmcclary8054]

I had "Robbie", but my favorite was "Robot Commando"- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College ❤🎉😂😂

[@pumayoshi]

I collect these too David. Great collection and presentation.

[@davidmello202]

It's a great hobby isn't it? To me , I look at them- specifically the older tin ones with the marvelous lithography- and see not toys but pieces of art. They are that fascinating in their concept and design. For me, they inhabit a special place in the world of toys. Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@patfromamboy]

I got the same robot for Christmas when I was 5 in 1968. Amazing. I still have it and it works! It did when I used it last. The sound sends me back.

[@Tzk-Zaku]

As a life time robot toy collector myself. I thank you

[@MaksymCzech]

Good stuff!

[@frankcampbell7186]

Really rewarding to see a collector so passionate about his hobby. I very much enjoyed seeing the obvious satisfaction on his face as as he described each robot and as each robot performed its' particular actions. Very well done presentation. Thank you for sharing sir.

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm nothing if not passionate for these wonderful toys! They brought me such great joy as a child and now I am very fortunate to be reliving the thrill of owning them now later in life! I only wish I still owned some of my original ones.

[@Suedeash]

Awesome video, these robots are amazing. Thanks for showcasing your collection.

[@davidmello202]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I now have 162 robots in my collection. ( A small number as far as true robot collectors go) All are on display too. I to think they are amazing! They are ingenious little machines marvelously realized, beautifully crafted and just amazing to watch in action!

[@williamrich7638]

I had a toy robot. It was about 3 feet high, and it launched missiles, but I can't remember the name. I played with it all the time around 1962

[@Robothut]

Sounds like Big Loo by Marx.

[@davidmello202]

@@Robothut That would be my guess too! By the way, I am a HUGE fan of your collection! Do you still have the museum?

[@Robothut]

@@davidmello202 Yes still have the Robothut and put up a video every single day of playing with a different robot. Check out Robothut on youtube.

[@davidmello202]

I will most definitely check it out! Your content is great! Thanks for sharing that!@@Robothut

[@g--stef4756]

Thank you very much for sharing what you have with us, Mr. Mello. You have a beautiful passion for your hobby.

[@davidmello202]

Thank you so much! I am delighted to hear you enjoyed it! It is my pleasure that I could share my enthusiasm for these marvelous toys with you!

[@g--stef4756]

@@davidmello202 Thanks to you for sharing with us! Always excellent to see a friendly passion like yours in the world!

[@RolandTHX]

Good stuff.

[@alexandrmodelsone6431]

Very fascinating video, definitely enjoyed watching!

[@davidmello202]

I am delighted to hear you enjoyed it! Just something that was quickly put together during the pandemic. They are a fascinating , imaginative toy the likes you don't get to see these days. Glad to share!

[@rovertoleon]

excelente, saludos de Perú

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed my presentation and my robots!

[@qbertprime]

Thanks for this! Fun nostalgia! Do you remember a 3"-4" high all metal walking simple robot that had a built in key winder and a visible expanded flat metal spring coil that shrank in size as you wound it up? It would have been late 70's early 80's. No paint, no plastic, gray in color (the color of the metal).

[@dieselelectricrazor377]

A Really sweet video, I loved it

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much! I have loved toy robots for as long as I can remember. They are my way of connecting back to the happy times of my childhood.

[@nchimachibaye5102]

I always love’d robots

[@davidmello202]

What's not to love?! They are imaginative, beautifully crafted and can do the most amazing things! They are tiny works of art!

[@angelanbrentenlowndavis2949]

Really neat, thankyou for sharing 😊

[@RIVAPARK]

Thank you very much for your video. I am a collector from Argentina. I have some of the models that he exhibited. Very few robots arrived in South America. Some uncle who was traveling could bring one as a gift. But those who had a robot were children of families with money. Actually every day I see the marketplace to maybe buy one or get one in better condition than I already have. Thank you very much again. I already subscribed Muchas gracias por su video. Soy un coleccionista de Argentina. Tengo algunos de los modelos que exhibio. En sudamerica llegaron muy pocos robots. Algun tio que viajaba podia traer uno de regalo. Pero quienes tenian un robot eran niños de familias con dinero.Todos los dias veo los marketplace para quizas comprar alguno o conseguir uno en mejor estado del que ya tengo. Muchas gracias nuevamente . Ya me suscribi.

[@davidmello202]

Nice to meet a fellow collector from South America! Yes, I have heard that few toy robots hit the South American market. I'm guessing you rely mostly on the internet for your collecting. Even in the united states I find it increasingly difficult coming across them in antique stores and flea markets these days. Most sell on ebay for big bucks. Occasionally, you can still get a good deal. As a child, I would only receive them for Christmas or for my birthday. My parents were not wealthy either so that made them all the more special for me. Good to here from you and keep your collection going strong!

[@betocapano9515]

Entonces usted tendrá un robot de los míos. Yo llegue a Buenos Aires en el 71 con 10 años cumplidos y muchos de mis juguetes de California. Mi bicicleta con asiento banana , mi tren Lionel y mis robots japoneses. Quien sabe que fue de ellos. De los que muestra este señor reconozco haber tenido tres. El que camina y se ven los engranajes , el que camina , se detiene y tira y el que tiene un humano dentro del casco. Ojala tenga usted mis robots !!! Me los saluda !!!

[@RIVAPARK]

@@betocapano9515 Hola: si , tengo el que camina y tira. Quizas sea el suyo. Si es el suyo quedese tranquilo que estara bien cuidado y duerme calentito. Un gran saludo.

[@davidmello202]

@@betocapano9515 If I do indeed have some of your robots from when you were a child, you can be assured they are in a good home! Best regards!

[@michaelmacina2365]

Great video. I live in Boston and also collect robots.

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Nice to meet another collector. I am a resident of Massachusetts as well. They are an amazing, addictive toy...aren't they?!

[@michaelmacina2365]

@@davidmello202 Very much so!

[@davidmello202]

@@michaelmacina2365 Do you collect robots from any particular period or are you like me....anything you can get your hands on?!

[@michaelmacina2365]

@@davidmello202 50s 60s 70, and anything that I find interesting as far as look and actions.

[@eugenesonger9426]

Amazing robots i have some of them too

[@X-Gen-001]

Great video, I really enjoyed it. I've repaired a lot of Horikawa and Yonezawa motors. The reason you might hear an unpleasant screeching sound as some of these old robots function is simply due to a lot of oily dirty material that has built up around where the central shaft of the motor meets the brushes. If you take the motor out, disassemble it and clean it with CLR and WD40 on cotton buds and then give it a drop of oil, it will solve the screeching problem. It's a bit tedious but well worth it I've found.

[@davidmello202]

You're a man who know's his robots! I muster up the courage to open these guy's up only when they stop working or when I purchase one that is not in operation. I tolerate their noise as a condition due to their age. After all, my bones do a lot of creaking themselves and I am just as old as most of them! Thanks so much for watching! It's a great hobby though isn't it?!

[@X-Gen-001]

@@davidmello202 Thanks mate, yeah it is a great hobby (expensive sometimes too) haha. I remember as a kid I had the Saturn TV, the Space Fighter and Tommy The Atomic. My cousins had the rest of them. They bring back a lot of fun memories growing up with family and friends. I suppose that's why I enjoy collecting them. Don't worry mate, my bones and joints are starting to do a bit of creaking and cracking themselves. 48 this year. Time does fly.

[@davidmello202]

@@X-Gen-001 It is- and getting more expensive all the time! It seems in recent years the demand has become greater for the older tin models and they are getting more challenging to aquire! Just 48?! I've got considerbly MORE creaking than you at 61!!!

[@X-Gen-001]

@@davidmello202 61!? Well that makes me feel a bit better haha. Oh well, it's just a number and you're only as old as you feel. Yeah they're getting hard to acquire. Some of them are going for a few thousand give or take. I always wanted to get my hands on an Attacking Martian robot. Still occasionally looking around for more reasonably priced ones.

[@ArtimulColeccionista]

I collect almost everything in the world of toys as a theme, and of course, robots are not going to escape... and one is always looking for videos like this, that show the pieces well and have a story behind them. There are models that I had never seen before.. Thank you very much for this good video.. Greetings and my like.. :)

[@davidmello202]

Thanks so much for the kind words! If I manage to share anything in this little video, I hope it's my love for these remarkable toys and the creativity and ingenuity that went into creating them. They mesmerized as a child and still manage to do so! I am always trying to add new and unusual pieces to the collection. What amazes me is the near endless varieties of toy robots that appear to be out there that makes collecting them so exciting!

[@evarosalefevre1727]

Wonderfull ❤

[@jairmoreira6587]

Parabéns por mostrar essa linda coleção. São Paulo, Brasil

[@exoticat]

Superb, thank you!

[@artguti1551]

Wow...I got the same Robot in 1967/ 8!!! I loved that robot! But I also took mine apart to see how it worked...and never could get it back together. I was about 6 years old...

[@davidmello202]

So many robots out there met their unfortunate end in precisely that same way! Curious little minds that weren't happy just watching them do their thing but needed to take them apart! I, regrettably, was one of them!

[@mikepasko7493]

VERY GOOD VIDEO...I AM JUST LIKE YOU.......JUST LOVE THIS .......THANK YOU...⛄⛄⛄

[@ernestojavierjuarezdavis173]

Congratulations for your nice collection of tin toy robots. Very good description and very nice pieces. Greetings from Mexico.

[@davidmello202]

Greetings, my friend and thank you. It's taken me a number of years to build this collection but, I am very pleased with it and it brings me much joy- even as old as I am. Just what toys are meant to do!

[@ClockFixer]

Prices have gone INSANE for these!

[@davidmello202]

Indeed they have! It is rare these day that I am able to add one to the collection.

[@stevefitz2522]

Mario paint for the super Nintendo had a similar robot in it to the R-1 on the right hand side in the video. Great video too very interesting

[@hi5_centipedes874]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says "robot."

[@SoCalDad91932]

Ro-Butt

[@dansmith6748]

A fun toy. Unfortunately batteries were a LUXERY back in the 60's, and all we had was the ordinary Eveready flashlight batteries, that did not last long.

[@davidmello202]

Never mind the battery leaks that destroyed many a beloved tin toy robot!

[@ihalloway]

I'm glad I had one in my early childhood, ant newer one later on so to question about their forgotten design nowadays also i had grandiser vhs in german which i could not understand but heck who cared :) Love the design

[@Ease54]

I have the Marx Electric Robot...not the one I had 60 years ago, but I have one!

[@davidmello202]

What matters is, You HAVE one! It's actually sweeter owning these toys now later in life. I feel I can appreciate them so much more! There is so much about their design and craftsmanship that just went over my head as a child.

[@Ease54]

@@davidmello202 I had 4 of the big Shogun Warriors. Sold them in a fit of madness. Just replaced one for 9 times what I sold him for.

[@Meekimotosyoutubechannel]

I had a monster and tv robot.. mine had a godzilla head inside almost identical to that one.. . I wish i still had them

[@davidmello202]

Yes! I have one of those as well! What a wonderful robot it is too!

[@ZAV1944]

Another reason toy quality began to drop of in the 80s was the shift of manufacture from Japan or Taiwan to Mainland China where there was less quality control.

[@davidmello202]

You make a very good point. There seem to be less attention to detail and pride that went into their manufacture.

[@elericktube]

Hello, anyone can help me with the page he mentioned at 31:50, I cant find the page

[@davidmello202]

It is called, Alphadrome- Home of the Robots. It is a very informative site on robots and space toys.

[@anasofianavarro1289]

Olle porque no buscas mas❤

[@paulhudson563]

Can you help i have a Robots 2 book (build your own Robot) unopened by Inventor's Handbook. I don't know anything about it besides it was bought about 2001.

[@SoCalDad91932]

Do you have the one that says "Eat lead, sucker!"?

[@DennisTamayo]

Pre-Transformers robot toys.

[@anasofianavarro1289]

Ers genia😎

[@anasofianavarro1289]

Te❤

[@mds6179]

The old man looks like saders

[@asamiueto3173]

Jo

[@IgorGabrielan]

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