Restoring a 1984 TOMY DINGBOT robot to it's former GLORY | Can I FIX It? | eBay Repair

We are going to try and repair and restore this magnificent Tomy Dingbot in this video.
It doesn't power on and the wheels have perished. Will I be able to fix it?
Hope you enjoy!
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[@RetrogamerGenX]

I know this is 3 years old, but I just saw this and had to share. I had the Dingbot growing up. I asked my parents for an Omnibot and this is what I got on Christmas instead. Disappointed, yeah just a little bit. 🤣🤣 I did become fond of this little guy. As kid I always took apart my toys to see how they worked. This one though, my mom told me to never take apart. But you know I tried. 8 year old me just couldn't figure out how to separate the two halves. Now I know almost 40 years later. 🤣🤣Take off the shoulders and there's screws underneath.. You fulfilled a childhood wish, to take this thing apart.. 🤣🤣Love your videos man, keep up the great work!!!

[@johnchaos78]

Just searched Omnibot in Ebay. OMG the prices!

[@billysmidway7032]

I’ve got a Tomy Chatbot missing it’s remote and a Radio Shack Dustbot. Tomy was making some great looking robot toys, From the Omnibot 2000 down to the lowly Dingbot. They were advertised better than they performed but were still fun to have.

[@Ivan-gm7zb]

He needs his little map 😂 I had one of these as a child really believed he followed the map he read 😂😂 Great work 👍

[@rachelsmith9624]

My sister had a Dingbot and I had a Spotbot. I’ve bought a replacement map and going to try to fix my sister’s Dingbot for her birthday. Thank you!

[@StezStixFix]

Awesome 🤩 good luck with the fix, hope you can get it working again! 👍

[@StayCoolKeto]

*been binge watching your videos for the last few days! must have watched 50 plus! love the stuff, mate! this one brings back memories! my nan bought me one of these for christmas! I used to love it! Still got it in my room somewhere back in England! hope it works!* 👍💪

[@spooktasticaparanormal]

I've similar problems with screws stuck in plastic. I used the tip of my soldering iron briefly to touch it on the screw head and that does the trick. But don't hold it on for long, just about 3-5 seconds.

[@remley8877]

Johnny 5 is alive, my circuits are my circuits, my switches are my switches, no disassemble.

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

Oh man, this brings back memories. One of my oldest memories. Wish I still had one.

[@aleksandergjengst782]

i was NOT aware i could enjoy watching other put things apart as much as i enjoying doing it my self>D TNX FOR GREAT CONTENT!

[@MarkMillican-w9s]

Never had one, but do remember them. Got to love a god old Gerber suspension too...

[@jocockcroft1928]

First time here. You were recommended by "my mate Vince". Glad I came 😊 really enjoyed the vid. Will be watching more. 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Excellent! Thanks Jo, much appreciated 👍

[@sanityormadness]

I really thought the door on the head was going to be a battery compartment for a coin cell, maybe to run a couple of red LEDs in the eyes or something. Weird that they made a door like that, with such a large compartment, for a screw rather than just a post and small hole plug.

[@gavinm894]

the space in the head should hold the map that comes with him when he's not using it.

[@simongreen7970]

@@gavinm894correct I had one as a child and I used to draw my own maps and store in the head, wonder if my mum still has some 80’s toys in her house 🤔

[@davidw3281]

Carpet fibers and stray hairs always got in the wheel of mine when I was a kid. Loved that guy!

[@tonytooke76]

I had dingbot, same thing happened with the wheels disintegrated. The angle of the main drive wheel means when it bumps into things it changes direction, quite clever and simple design. Really enjoy your vids.

[@RichardT2112]

I have its big brother the Verbot … ah the 80s were awesome!

[@Dukefazon]

I find this little robot fellow cute appealing :) There's probably a cam rotating inside and that's the program, so it will be painfully cyclical :D The only thing that can change up the movement is some dangly bit, like the not-centered wheel that might make it start in a bit random directions. BTW, you can lubricate the motor as well a little, maybe it would be less noisy.

[@Retro_andy_1977]

Had one of these back in the day.it flies off along the floor bumps into things and mutters words to itself Ingenious really and very much like drunken teenagers nowadays

[@youkidandthat1205]

He came with a map and he used to move his head and make the noises as though he was navigating 😆

[@iaincowell9747]

Same man, I loved this thing

[@logothaironsides2942]

How cute of a toy. I think a lot of little kids would have been super excited to get him for xmas. I wonder if the top opening was planned for putting AAAs in to run lights in the eyes..Not sure there even were AAAs back then but it sort of lends itself to that use.

[@BowsettesFury]

Cute little robot, reminds me of Nintendo’s Rob. ☺️

[@magu2k]

Had one of these in the 80s, took a while before I realized it's not a real robot. The power of a childs mind lol

[@scottydog27614]

Little trick but need to be very careful not to over due hold a soldering iron to the screws it help with rust and the screw holes will soften but don't hold to long or the holes with just melt/burn out depending on the plastic

[@CD-Gaming]

We had one of these as well, when I was a kid and 1984? That would make it the same age as me! Don't know which of us that ages more... Same year as Transformers and Gobot, you know!

[@SecondHandDIY]

when you moved the gears it turned the motor and probable had tarnish on the brushes and it scraped clean when the motor turned

[@YoRiZzO]

my thoughts too

[@GavinColbourne]

I so remember getting 1 of these as a Xmas present along with the original Bigfoot an Trailer in the mid to late 80's. However the Bigfoot (along with it's millions of size D batteries) was my favourite. Sorry probably like you, I am in my mid 40's

[@markharrisllb]

Made the same year as my daughter, seems very new to me.

[@adamgriffiths1703]

You did a sterling job on that - it does work, that randomness was purposeful.

[@Johadart]

Hahaha 24:17 the opposite of sh ting, is const pated… lmao. Great video Steve.

[@mick0905]

They must have still been on sale in the late 80s as I remember buying one for my son who was born in 87. I've always wanted another one, and a Mr Money.

[@StezStixFix]

Yes, Mr Money! I need one of those.

[@iaincowell9747]

@@StezStixFix My Mate VINCE, fixed one of these

[@flocro1239]

Hey :) This guy "made in Malaysia" is from 1985 it's brothers from Singapore, China or Japan are from 1984 🙌😊

[@StezStixFix]

Hey Flo! Thanks for the info! 👍

[@pitutete]

Ey man, love it! It’s very cool. Great job!

[@4to6months]

I wouldn't have even known about in the night garden if my kids didn't have it on repeat all day 😅

[@ToysToolsandTales]

Love the vids. I hope you still got many things to fix for us!

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth💓💯👍

[@FrankJCarver]

A little drop of oil on the motor bearings would help too.

[@proto204n4]

I've got my dingbot almost put back together after replacing the motor. Just need some new tyres for the back wheels

[@roiberadcnoic5862]

Lovely video Steve ❤

[@onisixx]

i am way late to this video but the johnny 5 ref gave me a good laugh lol. Great films

[@paulkevinkoehler9490]

I have a Tomy Hootbot from the 80s... still runs well but, after I brought it out of storage a few years back, my cats chewed the hell outta the tail.

[@kevinbellchambers9301]

Im usually knackered after two screws as well

[@dcidaves3119]

NICE

[@somejimmydude2121]

I'm wondering if you could have tried heating the rusted screws with a soldering iron. (I see other have already suggested it) A little heat always gets things moving

[@benambrose7360]

So just cleaning then 😂 definitely looked like a repair video for the first 5.

[@StezStixFix]

To be honest, I can't remember this one. It seems so long ago! 😬

[@benambrose7360]

@@StezStixFix I have mine from when I was a kid, was showing my 17 month old Mr Money and remembered I had this. But it's not working. I've now got it all moving properly, also from basic cleaning, but one of the plastic cogs has cracked, apparently they shrink over time sometimes? So was hoping you had the same issue to see what you used to fix the cog. I've seen a few people say super glue mixed with baking soda.

[@StezStixFix]

@@benambrose7360 yeah, super glue and baking powder can be a great way of doing that. Ideally you'd want to replace the gear, but it can be hard ro find something exactly the same! I think My Mate Vince has also looked at one of these. I can't remember what his issue was, but might be worth having a look at his vid if you haven't already. 👍

[@kathleenroberts6357]

It's Wall-e's early ancestor/ relative

[@sarahp007]

It’s so cute!

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

19:00 Believe it or not, just as you got a knock at the door, so did I. Hopefully your Amazon man was cheerier than mine. Stupid Tomy Dingbat...bot

[@HanSolosRevenge]

This ruled

[@burtosis]

No disassemble #5, use a #2 screwdriver instead.

[@BlondieSL]

Steve, I wonder, do you have a 3D printer and if so, have you ever printed gears to fix projects? I have a 3D printer and before, only played around with making gears, but at that time, this printer was pretty much a piece of #@%$#^ BEEEEEEP BEEP %$#%#%#$. But then, a couple of years ago, I had to design, what I call, a Mini Sump Pump to take care of a water issue. I used one of those small fountain type pumps, but I needed a good way to detect water level. So after I fixed the printer, I put it into high quality mode (very close, but amazing prints) and printed some gears for the level sensing "arm". The gear on the arm turns the gear on the potentiometer (that is used to sense level) and this worked great. I figured that these would wear out quickly as I only printed them in PLA, but here we are, around 2 years later and this thing is still working like a charm and no noticeable wear on the gears. So I just wondered, for things that you get where there is a gear or two mashed up, if you've ever tried to print new ones. Just curious.

[@stewharrison3553]

nice Video fella

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Stew! 😊

[@thadofalltrades]

I want one!

[@stevieboy1ify]

ive still got my origonal Dinbot from back in 83 alas i no longer have Mr Money or Spotbot and Hoothoot but would love to get them backand he still works apart from the rubber front wheel has perished like your one do you know what size O ring you used to replace it? best wishes Steve

[@StezStixFix]

Hi Steve. I can't remember the exact size, I have a cheap box of different sizes from Amazon, and I tried a couple of different ones. Works a treat though, so it's worth buying the set to fix yours up, they're only cheap. 👍

[@curtismagyar5511]

I had one... It's just as annoying as I remember it! Great job! Hahahah

[@wollibaumfaller3233]

Nize Repair 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks! 🙂

[@OOOHBILLY]

Yes indeed

[@alfafan164]

He's very camera shy ....the Robot 😂

[@RyanMercer]

🤘

[@Mark01962]

No disassemble...I get that reference (insert Captain America meme here)

[@jek__]

Wow thats a cute little friend, it's far too stupid for how cute it is. It needs a cerebral upgrade! Put a little ai in it, some cameras, a speaker, and let it help you identify fruit in your kitchen, or something lol. At that point I guess might as well just make a 3d model replica and send it off to a 3d printer and get some pcbs printed to perfectly fit. It'd be cool to give an old robot a smarter brain though, maybe make it smart enough with streamlined integration enough even to recall memory from before it got its cerebral upgrade! lol

[@rudyiskandar3042]

I've just got one today..but its not working even after i put the batteries😭 i wish i can send this poor little guy to you to be fixed😢

[@philtaylor1019]

Definitely do an LED eyes mod!!

[@TheCustomFHD]

With a button cell powering it, all in the head compartment, and honestly? It should even be removable/non permanent

[@SONNYemc]

14:44 That's happened to me several times now, and I wonder if people could actually had the time to open their stuff apart and test them before selling them, Also companies should make a standard and straightforward of assembling procedure to use less artificial resources and focus on quality, I know it's just a silly dream and I hope we don't learn the lesson the hard way

[@shaggyego]

On behalf of your subscribers, thank you for changing your camera position on your later videos... Lol

[@freds690069]

Is this the music of John Swihart from Napoleon Dynamite?!

[@Simcore999]

You forgot to repair his LIDAR

[@gerrymichaud3851]

I was thinking you can run 2 leds to the head to light up the eyes

[@blackpanther696936]

Wd-40 is not a lubricant. It is a water deterioant hence the "WD" 40 IS THE NUMBER of batches it took to get it right

[@andrasszabo7386]

Quite a noisy toy :) but it is cool :)

[@thinkbolt]

Hold up! Searching "Pinky Ponk" sent me on a true nightmare of a KZbin rabbit hole! WTF???

[@gaving7095]

This thing is so cursed 😂

[@christophereric7]

No light inside the eyes?

[@EricMacFadden]

Until 10 years ago I still had mine, but it disappeared on a moving...

[@Bub625]

Correct tech name in states is qtips cotton swabs lol

[@kennybacchus1488]

Restoring. a. 1984. Tomy. Dingbot. Robot. To. It’s. Former glory. Can

[@JeffreyGroves]

SilicON or siliCONE?

[@dosfisdo]

The opposite of sch'ting is obviously ee'ting. C:

[@andyfairman7812]

I thought it might be eeng-shit. :)

[@mbob4337]

I guess Dingbot is not alive.

[@myflyisopen.8732]

This toy get over $60 in the States.

[@martinbalmforth2665]

I had the dog version, it did exactly the same movement and the same horrid screech noise. A bit crap really

[@evilutionltd]

19:42 shitting? 24:17 Constipated?

[@simonscott1121]

wd40 is your friend here

[@Cobalt-Jester]

*Sprays on WD40 then immediately wipes it off* Why? lol.

[@jonconlon5440]

I wondered about that too.

[@Throckmorton.Scribblemonger]

24:13 Moose knuckle shot.

[@Retro_HD_Gamingz]

hahahaha short circuit

[@ProfessorYana]

"...Stupid robot..."

[@SateeshMaharaj]

What IS the opposite of sh*tting? 24:16

[@ovalwingnut]

Clearly the 80's were a simpler time. ˙ʇᴉ ǝʇɐᴉɔǝɹddɐ plnoɥs sn ǝɹnʇnɟ ǝɥ┴ ǝƃɐʇᴉɹǝɥ uɐɯnɥ ɹno ƃuᴉuᴉɐʇuᴉɐɯ ɹoɟ noʎ ʞuɐɥ┴

[@andrewhill4226]

That music was terrible, so no thumbs up. 73's Andy M6APJ