I never had an Armatron. I was too old in the 80's but 15 years earlier I would have loved one to pick up my Major Matts.
Such a simple idea, a toy robotic arm and grabber that can be controlled. It's sort of Transformerish-looking too. I assume it's Japanese.
I wonder if it's still being made?
The pet arm pops up in a lot of films too. Tony Stark has one in Iron Man and it somehow seems almost human in its mannerisms, which is an odd thing. Maybe we can relate to anything that looks like a human arm, even a clunky robot one, and grow fond of it.
Did you have an Armatron?
