 This neon grille also enabled the operator to both see out and to breathe.The joint between the head and chest section was fitted with a custom-made bearing that allowed the head to rotate 45 degrees in either direction.Robby's bulky barrel-shaped torso (a sly reference to Bob Kinoshita's earlier job as a washing machine designer) featured a front panel fitted with a rectangular flap at the top (into which samples of any substance could be inserted for Robby to analyze and replicate); underneath the slot were two rotating discs fitted with small flashing lights and below that a row of five buttons that moved in and out.