If you were a kid in the 1980s you might have been lucky enough to score a Big Trak — a robotic toy you could program using a membrane keyboard to do 16 different motions. [Howard] has one, but not ...

If you were a kid in the 1980s you might have been lucky enough to score a Big Trak — a robotic toy you could program using a membrane keyboard to do 16 different motions. [Howard] has one, but not ...

There's been some talk recently of the Big Trak re-release, but if you're looking for a truly modern reinterpretation of the programable robot then Wild Planet's new Spy Video TRAKR may better fit the ...

Roboscooper: a cute little toy or an exercise in excruciating frustration? You decide. The six-wheeled robot is like a cross between Wall-E and the 1980s "favorite" Big Trak. In fact, the product page ...

Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...

We all get nostalgic sometimes, and in today’s world, there’s an increasing market for it. “Retro tech” is hot: Turntables, for example, have made a comeback, and the newest music is made available on ...

Rating: 7/10, Educational and fun. What defines a robot? Does it have to look like a humanoid or a recognizable animal, or does it simply have to be a machine that can execute a series of instructions ...