STATUE OF THE FUTURE (STAFU)

Statue of the Future a is very old robot, which is a talking statue. The robot has been built inside the hollow wooden statue.
 

The Stafu has a strange sense of humor, and it strongly defends himself. The robot is programmed for a simple way to emotion. Gets angry, it switches on the 1000-watt lamp. Bright light dazzles the human completely in the dark. Then the robot often laugh. The robot is able to speak, and it has a few sensory. Movement radar, twilight sensor and the balance sensor are the most important. Mechanical motivator is the robot's specialty. It is located behind. Motivator is part of an automatic washing machine adjustment motor. It is to control the robot's front panel LED lights and other functions. Inside the robot's head is a speaker that reproduces speech. Gold colored head turns and eyes shine.

The Stafu is able to play sound effects and music from a cassette deck. The robot also has the capability to take over the call and call the defined numbers. Therefore, it is also able to guard the home.


Design and implementation: Jaakko Muhonen
Year of manufacture: 1987
Central processing unit: Commodore 64 and speech synthesizer