QUASAR ROBOT

 This thing intrigued me.

I saw it on Worthpoint and saved the pic.

Have you come across one readers?

Here's the long item description on Worthpoint from ages ago linking it to Klaatu!

This is a hard plastic toy robot bank, with a soft plastic / vinyl / rubber "bubble helmet" head. It is marked: "QUASAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 1975...R. DAKIN & CO...SAN FRANCISCO, CA...PRODUCT OF HONG KONG." This little fellow has QUITE an interesting history! (I encourage you to Google: "Qausar Robot" and read many of the fascinating articles!) It seems, that in the mid seventies, "Quasar Industries " implied that in the near future, they would be offering "domestic servant robots" that could cook, clean, baby-sit and do other household chores. The robots would be offered at a cost of $4,000. They released publicity photos of this fellow, dubbed "Klatu." (No doubt named after "Klaatu" from the 1950's Sci-Fi film: "The Day The Earth Stood Still" - although "GORT" would have been a more appropriate name!) Many of the old photos, that can be seen online, show "Klatu" vacuuming, cooking, walking the dog, dusting or acting as a butler. It seems that the prototype, used in the promotional photos at the time, was nowhere near functional, and of course the robots were never produced. One theory, was that this was a ploy to get "gullible investors" to sink funds into the company. Another theory, was that it was all a hoax, or perhaps a publicity stunt, or MAYBE the company REALLY thought they would be able to produce working "servant" robots. The toy / bank offered here was part of their publicity. It stands almost 7 inches tall. He has movable arms. The condition is VERY GOOD, with a bit of paint wear to his round head and a little residue, from a sticker, on his chest. The bottom stopper is still present, and it displays very nicely. Look him up, online - then come back and enter bid! This item is guaranteed to be old & original - made in the mid 1970's.