Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
A partner in robalabs, Sim Brigden examines some of the robots he and brother Matthew turn our of clients as far away as Australia. The robots, inspir(...)
A partner in robalabs, Sim Brigden examines some of the robots he and brother Matthew turn our of clients as far away as Australia. The robots, inspir(...)

A partner in robalabs, Sim Brigden examines some of the robots he and brother Matthew turn our of clients as far away as Australia. The robots, inspir(...)

Date3/24/1981
Names
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: A partner in robalabs; Sim Brigden examines some of the robots he and brother Matthew turn our of clients as far away as Australia. The robots; inspired by R2D2 in Star Wars add a spacey touch; chiefly; to trade shows; they say. The robots are worth some $5;000 each; and take up to six months to build.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013636F
Industrial robot: Jack Davidson, director of technology, and Bill Dulmage, right, teaching master, stand under the shadow of an ASEA robot, similar to the industrial robots used at General Motors
Industrial robot: Jack Davidson, director of technology, and Bill Dulmage, right, teaching master, stand under the shadow of an ASEA robot, similar to the industrial robots used at General Motors
2/18/1985
Working with robots
Working with robots
7/30/1986
Poker-faced player: Robots are supposed to serve man without question but, according to one cyberneticist, a new breed is evolving that can see, read, talk, learn and even feel emotions
Poker-faced player: Robots are supposed to serve man without question but, according to one cyberneticist, a new breed is evolving that can see, read, talk, learn and even feel emotions
3/2/1979
For entrepreneurs Brian Matthews (left), brothers Sim and Matthew Brigden, the birth of Robo Labs Inc
For entrepreneurs Brian Matthews (left), brothers Sim and Matthew Brigden, the birth of Robo Labs Inc
12/19/1978
Way to go, robot!, Mike Eckert, production manager for Hobart Brothers of Canada, shows off his company's hot new robot, which can arc weid patterns o(...)
Way to go, robot!, Mike Eckert, production manager for Hobart Brothers of Canada, shows off his company's hot new robot, which can arc weid patterns o(...)
5/1/1985
Stan and Rae Litman look in amazement at the $70,000 robot Schlep, the newest employee at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. On duty from 7 a.m. (...)
Stan and Rae Litman look in amazement at the $70,000 robot Schlep, the newest employee at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. On duty from 7 a.m. (...)
9/21/1985
Robot arm
Robot arm
4/15/1982
Omnibot battery-operated robot is from Simpsons, $250
Omnibot battery-operated robot is from Simpsons, $250
11/30/1984
Construction industry: Scarborough students are fascinated by Scorbot, a robot arm used in training students the principals of robotics, one of the displays at a construction showcase last week
Construction industry: Scarborough students are fascinated by Scorbot, a robot arm used in training students the principals of robotics, one of the displays at a construction showcase last week
10/28/1987
Your coffee's ready, sir. When Mike Stoneham of Coopers and Lybrand's downtown accounting office wants coffee it's brought to his desk by a robot, tha(...)
Your coffee's ready, sir. When Mike Stoneham of Coopers and Lybrand's downtown accounting office wants coffee it's brought to his desk by a robot, tha(...)
11/27/1984
Put'er there, pardner, Jason Lantz's smile suggests he would welcome a robotic buddy - who can talk, as well as vaccum a guy's bedroom and keep watch (...)
Put'er there, pardner, Jason Lantz's smile suggests he would welcome a robotic buddy - who can talk, as well as vaccum a guy's bedroom and keep watch (...)
5/10/1984
Robots on the welding line at Honda plant, Alliston, Ontario
Robots on the welding line at Honda plant, Alliston, Ontario
6/5/1987