Oh, boy! I remember this! I had trouble getting him to do what I wanted, because of the fact you had to repeat the command EXACTLY as you did when you programmed him!
does the motor run when programming him for you? The motor noise would often ruin the functions, often triggering on it's own motor noise!!! Also, my remote range is like 2 feet... :*(
Everything was done with ONE motor - yes, one! The Tomy robots were a feat of engineering. The verbot picks up on tones of the voice rather than words. This method of tone to movement was used in the Omnibot and Omnibot 2000.
Give him some fresh batteries and test him. Verbot can be fun, especially for kids. :) The downside is he has to be reprogrammed every time you turn him on.
OMG, I had one of these when I was a kid! Got it for Christmas one year. I think they were 50 bucks. It never used to do what I told it too! Still fun though!
I think that's about what we paid for this one -- somewhere between $40 and $50. He's finicky. You have to speak very clearly -- something excited children have trouble doing -- and repeat each instruction EXACTLY as it was spoken when programming. Cool toy, and I was amazed it worked after 20 years in the basement. :)
"Verbot" is German and means prohibition
Abdullu 7 months ago
Oh, boy! I remember this! I had trouble getting him to do what I wanted, because of the fact you had to repeat the command EXACTLY as you did when you programmed him!
stevenscottoddballz 1 year ago
Cool video. The Verbot ate my batteries.
mikechicago 1 year ago
Hey!!!! Its Obama-bot. Fix Big Government, Boy!!
thomasdelgado 3 years ago
does the motor run when programming him for you? The motor noise would often ruin the functions, often triggering on it's own motor noise!!! Also, my remote range is like 2 feet... :*(
VideyoJunkei 3 years ago
Oh my goodness I still have my Verbot!!! I never learned how to use it because you had to program it and I was 4.
DrewbiousMaximus 4 years ago
Everything was done with ONE motor - yes, one! The Tomy robots were a feat of engineering. The verbot picks up on tones of the voice rather than words. This method of tone to movement was used in the Omnibot and Omnibot 2000.
somethingsquare 4 years ago
I have one of these like new. I've never tested him out though. Just have him in a display cabinet. Cool video.
matt78tv 4 years ago
Give him some fresh batteries and test him. Verbot can be fun, especially for kids. :) The downside is he has to be reprogrammed every time you turn him on.
GrammaMe 4 years ago
OMG, I had one of these when I was a kid! Got it for Christmas one year. I think they were 50 bucks. It never used to do what I told it too! Still fun though!
BlackNGoldRules 4 years ago
I think that's about what we paid for this one -- somewhere between $40 and $50. He's finicky. You have to speak very clearly -- something excited children have trouble doing -- and repeat each instruction EXACTLY as it was spoken when programming. Cool toy, and I was amazed it worked after 20 years in the basement. :)
GrammaMe 4 years ago