 A cult film fan has spent six years building a fully functioning robot from the film Short Circuit and it does 'pretty much anything' he wants it to. Ryan Howard, 34, has spent more than £20,000 making the android, called Johnny 5, which is from the 1986 movie. The plot of Short Circuit sees an experimental military robot struck by lightning, when it gains human-like intelligence and escapes its facility to learn more about the world. Ryan, an Open University engineering student who lives in Annesley, Nottinghamshire, said people have seen their 'childhoods brought to life' upon seeing Johnny 5. He added: 'The reactions are crazy. We've had people crying and tearing up as they walk by him. 'I've never done anything like it before and I'm very proud of him as it was an incredibly difficult thing to achieve. 'He lives with us and is part of the family now. I even talk to him. The kids love it and my wife's done very well to put up with me, to be honest. He has spent more than £20,000 making the android, which enjoys trips to the pub (Picture: SWNS) People have seen their 'childhoods brought to life' upon seeing Johnny 5 (Picture: SWNS) The dad said his 6ft tall robot is '99% true' to the original (Picture: SWNS) 'We had no intention of him being able to do all these amazing things. He was just going to be a model in the corner of my room. 'But now I can program him to do pretty much anything. It's full-sized working replica with motors and everything and I can control it using my phone and laptop. 'Even when I was building him and he was standing in front of me for the first time and I was like, 'Oh my god, it's Johnny 5.' 'It brought the inner child out in me.' The dad-of-two thinks his 31 stone (200kg) and 6ft tall robot is '99% true' to the original and said it is one of just two fully operational Johnny 5's in the world. Ryan and his family have travelled the countr){kind=link}
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A cult film fan has spent six years building a fully functioning robot from the film Short Circuit and it does ‘pretty much anything’ he wants it to.
Ryan Howard, 34, has spent more than £20,000 making the android, called Johnny 5, which is from the 1986 movie.
The plot of Short Circuit sees an experimental military robot struck by lightning, when it gains human-like intelligence and escapes its facility to learn more about the world.
Ryan, an Open University engineering student who lives in Annesley, Nottinghamshire, said people have seen their ‘childhoods brought to life’ upon seeing Johnny 5.