When we take a moment to take a look back in the past at the many children toys produced around the world, Marx’s line of toy robots are undoubtedly among the most beloved by collectors. Marx introduced this toyline in the 1950s and 1960s to capitalize on the space and robot craze of the era, […]

During the Fifties, Japanese toy companies excelled at mass producing small battery operated and small motorized wind up tin robot toys.  These toys were inexpensive and attracted a lot of interest from children.  Because they were able to cheaply mass produce robot toys for American children, the Japanese toy industry boomed during this period. Many […]

Shop for classic 1960’s vintage toy robots on sale. Collect classic antique sci fi robot toys for your collection. Classic popular ’60s battery operated robot toys from this era include Marx, Taiyo, Horikawa, and other classic brand robots from Japan. If you are shopping  for the classic Robby the Robot toys click here. Browse through […]

In the classic ’80s animated series, the Voltron Force’s number one mission was to protect the planet Arus from the evil king Zarkon and his force of Robeasts. The incarnation of with lion Voltron robots was originally based on the Japanese animated series “Beast King Go Lion” which was later re-edited and dubbed into English […]

The company Nomura, similar to many other Japanese manufacturers, began in the tin toy industry in the late 1940’s after World War II to help reconstruct the economy. Nomura is famous for their tin robot toys such as Tetsujin 28 aka Iron Man and Astro Boy. In addition, coming off the success of the movie […]

In Japan, Horikawa, recognized by their company logo “SH” on their products, was one of the most prolific manufacturers of battery operated tin toys in the industry. Their collectible tin toys include robots, rocket ships and space stations. Horikawa was so popular as a toymaker during the 1950’s through the 1980’s that collectors often find […]

During the 1950’s and 1960’s post war era, Yoshiya was a major toy manufacturer in Japan and stayed in business until the 1970’s. The company was also known as Kobe Yoko Ltd. and produced several friction, wind-up, and battery powered mechanical toys during their run. Many of their robot toys are now popular with toy […]

Japanese toy company Bandai during the early 70’s created a toy division called Popy. Although they initially made tin toys such as the Grendizer robot photographed on the left, Popy started to incorporate die-cast metal into their action figure robot toys to reduce production costs during this decade.  The metal was zinc based and became […]

If you grew up in the Eighties, you’ll probably remember the classic robot cartoon action series, The Transformers, that ignited the toy robot craze in the United States that fueled the toy and children television industry during that time period. Robot action figures were already popular in Japan, but it didn’t capture the attention of […]

The classic cartoon character Mazinger Z was the main robot hero in the popular classic Japanese animation television show during the 1970’s created by Go Nagai. This was one of the original super robot series that later inspired several other series and toy lines. The popularity of this character is worldwide, especially in Spanish speaking […]

If you grew up during the early ’80s, you will probably remember this line of robot toys and its cartoon show. The GoBots were somewhat similar to Transformers in which the robot action figures could be transformed into different vehicles like cars, trucks, planes and helicopters. Go Bots initially started as Machine Robo, a puzzle […]

The classic Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots toy was introduced in 1964 and was so popular it became something of a cultural phenomenon, and of course, spawned a horde of imitators. The toy featured two robots on a platform that resembled a boxing ring; each player would take control of one of the robots, using […]