My City July 2022

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From “Buck Rogers”

to “Forbidden Plan et” and beyond, Andy Hill has always had a fascination for the pulp science ction stories and movies of the 1950s and 60s. “I love all of it,” Hill states. “I’m attracted to the design and aesthetics of the era. None of it had to make sense and that made it fun. It was stu I wished I had when I was a kid.” For Hill, if the plot featured a ray gun, a spaceship and a bit of low-budget pro duction cheesiness, he was up for it (especially if it featured a robot or two.) So, while working as a mild-mannered Comcast cable tech nician, Hill began to envision every throw away part or extra com ponent as a specialized part of a sophisticated, futuristic robot with a will all its own. Soon, he began to assemble these automatons in his free time to the delight of his co-workers. Œe Andybots were born.

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“None of it had to make sense and that made it fun. It was stuff I wished I had when I was a kid.”

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