Radio Shack's Robotic Banker: Coin-Answering Robot Arm!

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  • Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
  • In this video, I take on the challenge of restoring a classic piece of 80s tech: the Robotic Banker from Radio Shack, made by Waco in Japan. This robotic arm picks up coins, drops them into a bank, and then spins a wheel to answer any question you ask. Watch as I replace broken gears, give it some TLC, and bring this nostalgic piece of tech back to life. If you love vintage electronics, robots, or just seeing how things are fixed, this is the video for you. Enjoy the restoration journey!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 36

  • @stevendunn264
    @stevendunn264 2 дні тому +9

    Thank you. As an 8 year prior employee of Radio Shack from the 80's. I just love you for bringing these videos to us.

  • @AlessandroCussino
    @AlessandroCussino 2 дні тому +1

    GREAT VIDEO !!! ❤
    All those functions/movements done by a SINGLE motor ?!
    WOW !!! 🤯

  • @outsider238
    @outsider238 2 дні тому +2

    I remember seeing these at Radio Shack. I always thought they were just a robot arm to play with. I didn't know it was a bank and Magic 8 Ball in one! Very cool!

  • @MarkReedUK
    @MarkReedUK 2 дні тому +5

    The first ever automated management consultant lol

  • @furmaster212
    @furmaster212 2 дні тому +2

    Miss electro mechanical bunk like this, all that animation and multiple movements with a single motor pure genius. Things like this gradually incorporated actual micro controllers and advanced functionality but there is just something charming about a little robot that sounds like a lawnmower... Thanks for sharing!

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому +1

      Yeah, it's a lost art.

  • @electronicengineer
    @electronicengineer 2 дні тому +4

    I think you should just print out a new answer cylinder label which contains more appropriate answers to your questions and glue it over the top of that original loser answers label! This way you will be able to save coins AND be totally thrilled by the answers you get to your questions. Answers like: You're The Best, Of Course You Will, You Are A Genius, You Can Fix Anything, etc. Thanks once again for the great video Randi. I always enjoy watching you finesse your way into a working successful rebuild/repair. Go You! Fred

  • @jasontodd8071
    @jasontodd8071 2 дні тому +1

    Always loved seeing this at Radio Shack as a kid in the early 80s! They had a display that I always played with!!! 😊 Recently I got my hands on a Radio Shack Astro Command.... I love that one!!! 😀

  • @gzsfrk
    @gzsfrk День тому +1

    I have one of these! Super fun and great mechanism to analyze the inner workings of.

  • @OneHundredEnvelopes
    @OneHundredEnvelopes 2 дні тому +2

    Great video. So many thanks.... and Please ask again :)

  • @petjamsto9058
    @petjamsto9058 День тому +1

    Ahhh yes, Radio Shack. The one place you didn't want your friends to see you. Excellent work. Funny :D hahahahhehhehh 👍

  • @magicstacey65
    @magicstacey65 2 дні тому +1

    Love it! You are so patient Randi!

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому

      The frustration is edited out, most of the time.

  • @Oeli_Maurer
    @Oeli_Maurer 2 дні тому +1

    What a cool device!

  • @weerobot
    @weerobot 2 дні тому +1

    They Legendary...

  • @iplaymytele
    @iplaymytele 2 дні тому +3

    This Bank is really Cool..!
    This robot banker, kind of acts like my bank when I’m trying to get a loan ….🙄
    😹😹😹👍🏻

  • @TheStig1961
    @TheStig1961 2 дні тому +1

    You got a viewer from me Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland.

  • @Lion_McLionhead
    @Lion_McLionhead 2 дні тому +2

    Sounds like a marketing disaster. Maybe a robotic imaginary bitcoin miner would be a hit now.

  • @RyanMercer
    @RyanMercer 2 дні тому +1

    Oooohhhh

  • @ThomasWinders
    @ThomasWinders День тому +1

    ...perfect definition for "money grabber"!

  • @crushedcan5378
    @crushedcan5378 2 дні тому +3

    when I hear about Waco Texas, I think about a particular thing that happened during 1993...

    • @crushedcan5378
      @crushedcan5378 2 дні тому

      also wow that robot is really mean...

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому +1

      That's what I was getting at. They still exist, believe it or not.

  • @johnnysmile01
    @johnnysmile01 2 дні тому +1

    Another great video about fixing a robot i love these robot videos they are so cool and fun i bought a Lambda1 Taiwan made for a bargain new in the box, lol i think that machine is joking with you right ? 😂

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому +1

      Thank you, but I don't think machines joke and sure seem to be right a lot.

    • @johnnysmile01
      @johnnysmile01 2 дні тому

      @@RandiRain haha yeah they know right ? I am a robot lover myself

  • @FSK1138
    @FSK1138 2 дні тому +1

    thanks for these vids!!! i am getting into collecting broken robots.. they seem very easy to fix or can be used for parts
    i hope one day to "trade up" to a Unitree ai dog 🥰

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому

      Most of the time they're pretty easy. I've had a few that I wanted to throw against the wall though.

  • @wootofdoom
    @wootofdoom 2 дні тому +1

    It was totally scamming you! It kept asking you to put just a little more money in, just a little more and it promised an answer THIS time. Except it just kept trying to get just a little more until it saw you were out of patience, then it gave you an answer. What a little stinker! Cute though.

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому

      And now look what happened in the end. Radio Shack doesn't exist anymore. Serves them right for scamming all these people.

  • @georgemartinez1720
    @georgemartinez1720 2 дні тому +1

    Question if a Motor cannot be open how do you clean and lubricate it???

    • @RandiRain
      @RandiRain  2 дні тому

      Squirt oil down into it is about all you can do.

  • @MrKroogur
    @MrKroogur 2 дні тому +1

    Where is everyone?