NEW SKY ROBOT, ENGLISH BOX - HORIKAWA - JAPAN
Name on box: New Sky Robot
Name on toy: none
Height: 8.75" in robot mode, 9" in "sky" mode
Catalog number: #5047 (as found in the Horikawa Toy '79 catalog) Produced from 1979 through 1984.
Actions: Robot walks forward with flashing face as chest wheels spin. Robot can convert into a "sky/flying" mode by tilting the head up and rotating the arms into a wing-like position. Robot can then be placed on its chest and it rolls along on the chest wheels and toe wheels. Poseable articulated arms. "MADE IN JAPAN" is embossed on the battery cover.
English and Japanese box versions.
TheNew Sky Robot was preceeded by Sky Robot, a similar design with different body and arm colors. Sky Robot has a yellow body with blue arms. The chest wheels are less elaborate, too.