The Robot Invasion (Boys' Life - December 1984)

Over the past month I've acquired a handful of old comic books and magazines, primarily in search of more video game ads to scan. In the December 1984 issue of Boys' Life, I came across an article about robots that I thought worth sharing. The beginning of the article is about industrial robots, an interesting look back on what people were saying about robots 40 years ago compared to today, when many similar discussions revolve around artificial intelligence. After that, it's primarily about personal robots, most of which can be considered toys. My uncle had a Tomy Verbot that I believe is currently sitting in a box in my basement, though I don't recall using it very much or what exactly it could do, other than hold things.