Looking for a wind up robot

February 15, 2008 11:45 AM

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, 2008

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, 2008

Ooops. I meant to say...

(Scroll down)
posted by kittens for breakfast at 11:54 AM on February 15, 2008

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, 2008

Nice illustration, btw.
posted by mikepop at 12:28 PM on February 15, 2008

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, 2008

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, 2008

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, 2008

(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, 2008

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, 2008

Junkman's Daughter's Brother in L5P has robot toys.
posted by mdiskin at 5:28 AM on February 16, 2008