Looking for a wind up robot
February 15, 2008 11:45 AM   RSS feed for this thread Subscribe

Is there a specific name for the plastic toy robots that look like this? Bonus points for telling me where I can find them in Atlanta, GA.
posted by studentbaker to shopping (11 comments total)
I believe you mean a Tomy toy windup robot.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 11:52 AM on February 15


Not exactly the same, but I picked up one of these nifty wind-up robot/pencil sharpeners at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur.
posted by designbot at 11:54 AM on February 15


Ooops. I meant to say...

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posted by kittens for breakfast at 11:54 AM on February 15


You can usually find these at stationary stores/small toy stores with bins of cheap little items at the counter.
posted by mikepop at 12:27 PM on February 15


Nice illustration, btw.
posted by mikepop at 12:28 PM on February 15


The Toy Store at the Ansley Mall might be a good place to look, they have a rack of wind-ups and rubber monsters near the registers.
posted by Scoo at 12:37 PM on February 15


Searching with Tomy revealed they are also called Pocket Bots and Robot Rascals. 1 2 3

Thanks! This will help me explain them better when I start calling stores.
posted by studentbaker at 1:06 PM on February 15


The brand name (from an eBay check that showed two in package) seems to be Star Robot (by Tomy). However, I've never actually seen it listed that way anywhere. If you can't find one locally, you should definitely be able to turn them up relatively cheap online. Happy hunting!
posted by kittens for breakfast at 1:17 PM on February 15


(Oh, on second look, the Star Robot is from a seller in Italy...maybe they weren't marketed under that name in the US? Uh...I'll stop helping now. And you're welcome!)
posted by kittens for breakfast at 1:20 PM on February 15


Check out Richard's 5 & 10 at Peachtree Battle Shopping Center (Peachtree Rd. & Peachtree Battle Ave.). They have a great toy collection that usually has lots of wind-ups.
posted by Frank Grimes at 3:02 PM on February 15


Junkman's Daughter's Brother in L5P has robot toys.
posted by mdiskin at 5:28 AM on February 16


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