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THODAR© the ROBOT

Invented by your host in 1954 during his senior year of High School

Said to be the First Wireless - Remote Controlled Robot

Thodar© now lives in retirement inside the 1835 Grist Mill

He is still operational (but a bit slower) We keep his 6 Volt car battery charged.

Still weighs 282 Pounds ( He has never put on weight.)

Spent most of his life in classrooms as a teaching aid!

Scrapbook pictures of Thodar construction progress. Pictures taken in our Brooklyn alley Circa 1954-55

Thodar©, being used as a teaching aid in the shop class of Bellmore Junior High School, Long Island, NY Circa 1959

 

See story as told on TV "Robot inventor speaks out about his journey" Video By: Mark Repasky : 02/11/2008 - 09:36 PM

Thodar© on Mohawk Valley Living TV Show 2009 The Story of Thodar© as seen on YouTube May 2009 ( Video story about Thodar© starts 2.28 minutes into the report.)

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