Hubot by Hubotics, Carlsbad, Ca. 1983

Hubot is 44-inch tall, 110 pound battery- operated personal robot and when programmed, Hubot will remember how to get around the house without bumping into walls. Hubot includes a complete mobile work station, an Entertainment package and robotic functions. The entertainment package included a voice synthesizer with a 1200-word vocabulary, a 12″ black and white television, and AM/FM stereo cassette player, an Atari 2600 video game set and a digital clock that displayed time and temperature. Inside is a complete proprietary SysCon computer with B&W monitor, Detachable keyboard and optional printer which is used to do computing task and control the robotic functions. There was an optional voice command module that included a microphone to command Hubot verbally. Hubot could be preprogrammed to follow a programmed path or driven with a joystick. Once taught a path, Hubot could be command to follow it again with the touch of a button.

Features: full-featured computer “brain” with CP/M 2.212-inch combination TV/monitor64-key detachable ASCII keyboard5¼” DS/DD floppy disk drivesonic and infrared obstacle avoidancebuilt-in Atari video game systembuilt-in AM/FM stereo w/ cassette, equalizer and speakersphonetic voice synthesizer for unlimited vocabularyfull-direction movement

Options: removable serving tray40 column dot matrix printer ($300)additional 5¼” floppy disk drive ($395)plastic “home base” (similar to Omnibot 2000) for programming referencevoice recognition for vocal command controlfully articulated arm ($700)heat/smoke/intrusion sentry package (< $300)automatic battery recharge with charger locatorvacuum cleaner attachment ($300)remote control300 baud modem