Everyone loves robots, right? The nice robots of the good old days, of course, not some shape-shifting terminator bent on the destruction of mankind. So since Christmas is drawing near, for those of you who can’t wait, here is a vintage robot advent calendar. You can buy the whole set, but there are also three free printables at the bottom of this post.
24 little robot-shaped boxes. There are 12 basic robot types, with two different designs for each. Each robot doubles as a box, with an average height of about 9cm (3 1/2 “) – some are taller, others are more stocky. The boxes are perfect for holding candy or other little surprises.
Meet the gang:
Goofbot prints wish lists on demand and can tell you exactly how long it still is until Christmas’ Eve:
Baublebot can optionally be put on a Christmas tree (although he prefers to hang out on the couch):
Herbert the Android really loves to help you with Christmas decorations:
Frostybot will deliver presents through sleet and snow – unless his wheels get stuck, that is:
Strongbot does the heavy lifting when it comes to Christmas decorations:
Stardroid is charged for Christmas:
Brainy, on the other hand, is more contemplative:
Fridgebot is always a bit cold:
Coolbot isn’t likely to admit it, but thinking of Christmas makes him all warm and fuzzy inside:
Autopresent rolls in when it’s time for the presents – the one thing he can’t do, though, is to unwrap himself:
Carolbot can play you any Christmas carol you can think of, but being old school, he only uses magnetic tape, so allow some time for spooling to the right track:
And here is Nutcrackoid, going nuts over all the Christmas preparations he still has to do:
Baublebot in his golden outfit:
Herbert the Android in classic black and white. This one was a giveaway to audiences at the original opening of Metropolis in 1927 – in a parallel universe, that is:
Goofbot’s second version:
Lightr is helping with stringing together festive Christmas lights:
Retrohexabot likes it simple and classic:
Nutcrackoid’s second outfit:
Treebot got a bit entangled in the Christmas decoration:
Here is Frostybot in green:
Did you meet Autopresent Mk. II, now in gold:
Snowdroid:
Christmas Cracker Bot:
And finally, the golden version of Strongbot:
You can buy the whole set as a digital download from my Etsy store. And here are three samples for free. Each one contains three pages – a fully colored one with the number included, a colored one without the number, and a blank one for coloring in:
Herbert the Android PDF template
