Robot Division - Nintendo R.O.B. Nintendo Robotic Operating Buddy item #NES-012 by Nintendo This little robot (commonly called R.O.B.) was sold as part of the Nintendo Entertainment System although only two games were ever released for use with him - Gyromite and Stack-Up.
The interface between R.O.B. and the NES was actually pretty unique for it's time. It didn't use a wired connection or infrared or even RF. It sensed flashes from the television screen. Just make sure that his eyes are facing the TV and he will work flawlessly. From what I gather from the Gyromite instruction manual, the object of the game is to keep a pair of gyroscopes spinning while the game is being played. In this action-packed game you've got to keep R.O.B.' Year Released: 1985 Original Price: $ Technical Specifications: Power Supply: 4 x AA batteries Arm Movement Range: 300° left-right with five stopping points 2.75" up-down with six stopping points 2.75" between hands when open Head Movement Range: 45° tilt up-down. Nintendo rob. R.O.B. - The Nintendo Wiki - Wii, Nintendo DS, and all things Nintendo.
For information on ROB from the Star Fox series, see ROB 64.
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a robot that could substitute for a second player in the Nintendo Entertainment System games Stack-Up and Gyromite. The short-lived accessory did not prove to be popular, leading Nintendo to cancel it. In the following years R.O.B. would remain alive in Nintendo's video games, however, appearing as a playable character in Mario Kart DS and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and making several cameo appearances in titles such as StarTropics, the WarioWare games, Pikmin 2 and more. The Accessory The R.O.B., or Robotic Operating Buddy (ファミリーコンピュータ ロボット) in Japan, was built primarily in response to the North American Video Game Crash of 1983. That would interact with the system and play alongside the gamer. Nintendo NES R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy): Video Games.
Robots and gaming on the timetable at hi-tech school. Andrew Webb visits the San Diego school where robot building plays a major role in the curriculum. Student Kit Haggard filmed some of this report. The moment you walk into San Diego's High Tech High you realise this is a school unlike most others. Teenagers are writing video games, filming sketches, using heavy duty power tools to build a boat - and then there are the robots. In pride of place is Daisy May, a waist-high machine that scuttles around, scooping balls off the ground and projecting them into a bin. "The way she skids replicates the way she would move in the semi-weightless conditions on the moon," said one of her designers and senior year student, RJ Sheperd. High Tech High video link to Plumstead Manor pupils for BBC School Report The high level of motivation and professionalism among many of the students is striking.
Robot runner-up In fact, she is also a senior year student, but with a similar air of authority. Computerised chopper Alternative schooling Video gaming. R.O.B. R.O.B.
(Robotic Operating Buddy), released in Japan as the Family Computer Robot (ファミリーコンピュータ ロボット, Famirī Konpyūta Robotto?) , is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released in July 1985 in Japan, and October 1985 in North America. It had a short product lifespan, with support for only two games which comprised the "Robot Series"; Gyromite and Stack-Up. R.O.B. was released with the intention of portraying the Nintendo Entertainment System as something novel in order to alleviate retail fears following the video game crash of 1983.[1][2] R.O.B. was available in the Deluxe Set, a configuration for the console that included, among other things, R.O.B. and Gyromite. Operation[edit]