17 Aug 2023

Man builds Johnny 5 robot from Short Circuit film

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 17 August 2023

Film fanatic Ryan Howard built a fully-functioning replica of the robot from the 1986 film Short Circuit He built the 200kg robot during lockdown, and says it helped him through the Covid-19 pandemic.

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