Not on display

Radar-Robot

Clockwork Toy
ca. 1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Clockwork toy robot assembled from injection-moulded plastic pieces. The blue boxy body has an integral tapering head, moulded with facial features (mouth, nose, ears) and yellow plastic eyes. The body itself has a large yellow chevron on the chest. The figure has red arms with claw-hands, and red legs. Projecting from the top of the head is a silver plastic radar dish. When wound, the dish rotates as the figure walks forwards. The key for the internal clockwork mechanism is located on the figure's proper right side.

With the robot it its original card box, printed in colours to show photographs of the toy and information about it.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Robot
  • Packaging
TitleRadar-Robot (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic, printed card, metal
Brief description
Plastic wind-up walking Radar-Robot made by Asahi in Japan in the 1970s
Physical description
Clockwork toy robot assembled from injection-moulded plastic pieces. The blue boxy body has an integral tapering head, moulded with facial features (mouth, nose, ears) and yellow plastic eyes. The body itself has a large yellow chevron on the chest. The figure has red arms with claw-hands, and red legs. Projecting from the top of the head is a silver plastic radar dish. When wound, the dish rotates as the figure walks forwards. The key for the internal clockwork mechanism is located on the figure's proper right side.

With the robot it its original card box, printed in colours to show photographs of the toy and information about it.
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted
Other number
1C-2102 - catalogue number
Collection
Accession number
B.166:1 to 2-2016

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Record createdNovember 3, 2016
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