I saw this a while back, all new to me. Like a robot armadillo, it looks intriguing. Somewhere a battery inserts. I guess the toy rolls and unrolls. Does anyone know?
It's a Robogoron Gakken Robot Ball from Japan 1985.
Here's some You Tube footage, where it's called the caterpillar. I personally think it's more like a millipede.
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I've seen that inner unit before I'm sure. They look like tin panels.
Reminds me of the classic Saturday Night Live skit, "Super Happy Fun Ball": "Do not taunt Super Happy Fun Ball!" SFZ
ReplyDeleteSounds funny SF. I think that show has just hit the UK.
DeleteIt appears to be a sort of caterpillar/ball transformer toy of some kind.
ReplyDeleteIt does, yes.
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ReplyDeleteMartin Gardner wrote about pangolins... similar
https://bobson.ludost.net/copycrime/mgardner/gardner14.pdf
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https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5209/1