Malcolm Stern Seeks Help to Finish 70% Complete 3D-Printed Robot at 97

2 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 15

Malcolm Stern, 97, is seeking outside help to complete Toby, a humanoid robot that his family says is about 70% finished after eight months of work.
Failing eyesight has left the Rickmansworth inventor unable to fix the robot's ankle or handle small components precisely, and his daughter believes the fault may be a software programming issue.
Toby already has moving neck, shoulders, arms and feet, built from downloadable 3D-print files and 21 servos that act like human muscles.
Stern's family is looking for someone with robotics, programming and computer engineering skills who can work with his existing tools so the project can be completed.
The robot grew out of Stern's search for a new 3D-printing challenge after restoring his father's 1930s Talbot-Darracq, and he hopes it could eventually help introduce children to robotics.