Plug: Topo robot listed on ebay.com.au

Hello,

I Know somone who is selling a Topo robot on e-bay and I wanted to help them out.

Topo was created by Androbot a compnay that was created by the founder or Atari. Topo was one of the first consumer robots and is quite rare.

If you are interested in him just search for Topo Robot on ebay.com.au There are many links on the listing to other sites with information on him.

 

Thanks 

 

Here is a link to Topo

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1983-Androbot-Topo-ll-robot-00066-Rare-piece-/151183032326?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Robots_Space_Toys&hash=item2333360006

 

$2500 ???

I don’t think that’s something robot builders, like the ones found around here, would buy. This is obviously a hard core collector item, maybe for a robot history museum or something like that. Us regular folks have a hard enough time funding our projects, for fun and profit, to be buying collector items.

I can’t imagine anyone cutting it up to add servos and such. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong and someone here will jump on it. I’d love to have one but I’d have to hit the lottery before I’d give it serious consideration.