After Stern renovated his father’s 1930s Talbot-Darracq, he said he wanted a project that involved “a lot of 3D printing”.
He came across a robot online for which all the files needed to print its many parts were available, including 21 servos, which are electric motors that act as substitutes for human muscles.
McGarry said he has got Toby to the point where its neck, shoulders, arms and feet could move.
But Stern’s daughter said he can “barely use the computer any more or handle small parts or components with precision” to resolve a problem with its ankle.
McGarry believed the issue could have been caused by a “software programming issue”.
She is now looking for someone who understands computer engineering, robotics and programming.
“They’d need to be comfortable collaborating with a 97-year-old [and] be willing to use the tools and techniques he’s been using rather than imposing a whole lot of new stuff,” McGarry added.
Once completed, Stern said his creation could be used by “children as an introduction to the present use of robots and how to make them”.
McGarry said her father was “such an inspiration.”
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