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Dexter (1984) from Perfect Match, an Australian dating TV game show. Dexter's job was to reveal the "compatibility score" of contestants based on their responses to interview questions. Dexter is voiced by Keith Scott. These days, Dexter can be seen at the ACMI museum in Melbourne.
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Normal person: *waves with hands* Uri leadah: *waves with entire arms*
"Automation" and friends (1979), by Bill Tolar, Fantasy Factory division, Creative Systems Group Inc., Atlanta, GA. Bill Tolar and Tom Zaken treat us to a surreal tour of the Creative Systems robot factory in episode 1513 of Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood, "Robots & Remotes" (1983).
"Three years ago Bill Tolar and his management/engineering team at Creative Systems Group Inc. in Atlanta produced a cylindrical object with a domed head and dangling arms that ran on a car battery. As soon as Tolar and his team added a two-way wireless radio, they were in the promotional robot business, with a product that resembled R2D2 – the charismatic beeping robot of Star Wars fame.
Since then, the company, which designs and manufactures imaginative interiors for retail stores, has sold 350 remote-controlled robots at prices ranging from $6,000 to $15,000. Although he has competitors, Tolar, 33, claims his company's Fantasy Factory division, with 1981 sales of $700,000, is "the largest promotional robot factory in the world." Coca-Cola has bought about 250 of the robots for its bottlers to use in mall appearances and similar events. Other customers include Arby's Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corp., and the National Pecan Marketing Council.
The robots are intended to create goodwill by chatting spontaneously with the clientele at trade shows, grand openings, supermarkets, hospitals, and sporting events. Such friendliness, Tolar claims, helps to circumvent the barrier people usually erect between themselves and corporate advertising. "The general public likes to think the robot is real," he says.
Creative Systems was an outgrowth of several earlier Tolar ventures. In high school he and a friend formed T&R Odd Jobs, a sign-painting and custom furniture business. As an engineering student at Georgia Tech, he joined his older brother to form Spatial Effects, a company that built lighting equipment for nightclubs."
– Chatty Robot Sparked Design Firm's Success, Inc.com, April 1, 1982.
Nerdy (1992) by Joe McCord, the Robot Co., Costa Mesa, California. Nerdy featured as the robot in "Revenge of the Nerds, Part III: The Next Generation" the 1992 sequel to "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984).
"McCord is general manager of the Robot Co., a Costa Mesa-based firm that builds and rents personal robots for use in films, trade conventions and private parties. In fact, two of the robots he will be showcasing at the fair – ProBot and Nerdy by name – have gone Hollywood, appearing in the film “Short Circuit” and on Fox Television’s “Revenge of the Nerds, Part III.” " – Joining the Circuits: You Can Touch, Talk to and Clown Around With the Merchandise at Robot Faire in Costa Mesa, by Corinne Flocked, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 1992.
Officer Broker safety robot – Waterloo Regional Police, Cambridge, ON (1985) by 21st Century Robotics, Monroe, GA. "Anyone remember our safety robot, Officer Broker? The Robot is on a roll, helping kids learn about safety issues, attracting attention and entertaining. This full size 'bot has more features and functions than any other crime prevention program robot available. He always holds the attention of the audience and encourages participation by people of all ages." – Waterloo Regional Police.
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Foodland Robot – grocery store robot, Pittsburgh, PA (1980s). "Mine is a sad, sad, story. You see, once upon a time, in an old abandoned spare parts factory, and adorable baby robot was born (That was me.). He had three older brothers – Ramjet, Laser, and John-Boy, and three big sisters – Ashe, Louise and Claire. When the seventh little Robot rolled off the assembly line, his I.D. bracelet read "Baby Robot." So "Baby Robot" he became. As he grew older and learned to walk and talk and change his own oil, the "Baby" was dropped and he was simply called "Robot." " – Foodland Robot.
Metro Man (1983), MTA Metro-North Railroad, New York. The MTA Metro-North Railroad "has had several public safety initiatives over the years, including the friendly robot “Metro Man.” Metro Man joined the Metro-North staff in 1983, and was originally sent into communities on the northern portion of the Harlem Line to teach children about the difference between diesel service and third rail power. Eventually his territory included Metro-North’s entire service area and his talks covered a broad range of safety issues. Metro Man is still on staff at Metro-North, but is now portrayed by a human in a robot suit. Vintage Metro Man is shown in this … poster and these photographs from 1983 and 1991 which show Metro Man as a teaching tool in elementary school classrooms." – NY Transit Museum.
NUTRO the Robot (1979), by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Nutritionist Dave Canty serves as voice and remote-control operator for Nutro, a 400-pound robot who tours the country speaking to children on nutrition. "NUTRO, A CREATION of the Vitamin Education Program of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., as a public-service, nutrition-education program, is touring as a "guest lecturer" on the subject of nutrition. His message, delivered in schools across the country, is on the importance of proper nutrition and correct nutrition information. The 5-foot-2, 31-inch-wide, conical-shape robot has a movable globe head, red light-bulb eyes and flexible accordion-like arms. His wood and metal frame is clothed in a combination of yellow spandex and red and blue glittery lurex fabric. It houses over 500 moving parts and 2,000 feet of wire. Nutro's head moves from side to side and can soar 12 inches skyward when he explains how excited he is about nutrition. His chest lights up to emphasize the essential nutrients printed on his chest wall. He can wave and shake hands." – Robot raves about nutrition, the Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina, April 21, 1979.
