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This is RAD he is our robot , when he works ok he interacts with the children when we do a demonstration. We can talk through RAD about the steam and clockwork toys.
RAD is the only toy we show that has batteries and as such he is the most unreliable.
The original R.A.D. Robot was obviously designed as a Robot Butler with a tray that could carry beer to the guy sitting on the couch drinking Coors-Lite, and watching the many games on TV-sunday. The arms move in and out, and the body bends forward so the arms can touch the floor and pick up things. It can carry the tray in its hands, or inserted in the tray-slot, as shown at right. It also has a built-in speaker and talks in a raspy voice - "system test, opening arms", etc. It has a wireless microphone built into the control unit, that someone in the kitchen can use to broadcast "Hey, wake up Dummy, your beer has arrived". It's really quite cool.
