Titan the Robot
Fictional character
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First appearance | Glastonbury Festival (2004) |
Created by | Nik Fielding [1] |
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Type | Character |
Manufacturer | Cyberstein |
Height | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
Weight | 60 kilograms (9.4 st) |
Website | cyberstein.com |
Titan the Robot (often referred to as Titan ) is a robotic costume developed by the British company Cyberstein Robots. [2] [3] It is approximately 8 feet tall and weighs 60 kg (9.4 st) which increases to 350 kg (55 st) [4] including the cart it rides on and onboard equipment. It is enhanced by various actuators and electronic devices, resembling a humanoid robot, that is worn by an actor who moves the appendages of the costume and controls electronic functions like sound effects from the inside of the costume. [5] [6] [7]
The robot was designed by Nik Fielding, who runs Cyberstein from Newquay , Cornwall , England. [2] Titan has performed at a variety of public and private events, such as the Commonwealth Games , Bar Mitzvahs [4] UK shopping centres, [8] television fundraisers and live concerts. [3] Entered the Chinese market in 2018 and operated by Tuxuan Robotics.
Filmography
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2010 | ECHO Awards | Performer | Two versions of Titan performed with the international pop star, Rihanna . [9] |
2010 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Performer | Titan performed on stage again with Rihanna. [ citation needed ] |
2010 | Big Brother UK | Performer | Titan the robot appeared on the 11th series of Big Brother in the UK as part of the 'Man v Machine' task. |
2010 | Daybreak | Performer | Titan appeared on Daybreak ' s "Cool before School" feature. |
2013 | Germany's Next Topmodel | Performer | Titan appeared on German television ( Pro7 ) for the eighth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel . |
2020 | Ant And Dec Saturday Night Takeaway | Performer | [ citation needed ] |
2022 | Britain's Got Talent | Performer |
Titan the robot appeared as the first audition in the first episode of the programme's
15th series
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Titan also appeared in the 4th semi-final of that series. |
Live performances
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2004
- Glastonbury Festival , held on 25–27 June near Pilton, Somerset , England. The first public appearance of Titan. [10]
2009
- 14 June - South of England Show Ardingly
2010
- February - Brighton Model World. Titan appeared at the Brighton Centre, where it performed with several Dalek props operated by their exhibitors.
- 7–11 April – The Gadget Show Live . Titan was used for comedy purposes during the annual " The Gadget Show Live Super Theatre" shows at the NEC in Birmingham .
- 2 December – JLS . Titan joined a 40-day tour with JLS, appearing on stage to the track "Superhero". [11]
2011
- The Gadget Show . Cyberstein confirmed on Facebook page that Titan will be used in an episode of The Gadget Show 11th series. In photos it is believed that it is in a sketch with Suzi Perry and Jason Bradbury .
- 15–17 April – The Gadget Show Live . Titan was also used at The Gadget Show Live as a feature in the super theater. There were also two other Titan robots that looked like the original. These were believed to be called Titan 2 and Titan 3.
- 10 November – Natholdet , Danish TV2. While in Denmark for the BEEP gadget expo, Titan visited the Danish late night talk show, Natholdet [ da ] , where it was to pick the winner of a drawing contest. However, Titan struggled with taking its hand down in the bowl, as its hands were too big and was told to leave the stage after several attempts. [12]
2012
- 9 June - South of England Show Ardingly
2013
- 3-7 April - The Gadget Show Live, NEC Birmingham
2014
- 7–23 February – 2014 Winter Olympics , Sochi . Titan performed for 18 days. [13]
- 12 May – Danilovsky Marketplace, Moscow . Public Titan performance (news in Russian). [14]
- 21 August – Clacton Air Show, Essex
- 21 August – The N1 Centre, Islington
2015
- 8–10 January – BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition [15]
2017
2018
- 15 July – Nissan Family Fun Day to celebrate 30 years of Nissan Technical Centre Europe
- 15–19 April – 2018 Chinese Grand Prix , Shanghai . Titan performed for four days. [16]
- 23 April- National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Titan Performed At the Opening Ceremony of His Chinese Office given The Green Card To Perform in China And operated by Tuxuan Robotics [17]
- 28 June - Discover Digital event in Telford Southwater. [18]
- 5–10 November – China International Import Expo, Shanghai. Titan was exhibited at the UK Pavilion. [19]
- 17 November – The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield Christmas lights, where Titan turned on the town's Christmas lights.
2019
- Titan returned to Butlins in 2019 on selected breaks and school holidays after a 2-year break from the resorts.
- Titan performed at RAF Cosford Air Show in Shropshire on 9 June 2019.
- Titan performed at Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre on 30 August 2019.
- Titan performed at Swami Vivekananda international Convention centre in Mauritius Island on 20–22 September 2019.
- Titan performed at National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) stand in ADIPEC November, 2019.
2022
- Titan performed on Britain's Got Talent [20]
- Titan performed at the 2022 RAF Cosford Air Show on 12 June 2022
- Titan performed at cofton holidays annual American car show on 26 June
References
- ↑ "Titan the Robot creator Nik Fielding on his eight foot tall PR magnet" . blooloop.com . 23 February 2017 . Retrieved 13 March 2019 .
- 1 2 "Wanted: replacement robot" . The Times . 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007 . Retrieved 22 June 2009 .
- 1 2 "Cyberstein Robots Ltd. official site" . Cyberstein. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008 . Retrieved 22 June 2009 .
- 1 2 "Cyberstein and Titan" . newsubstance-artists.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006 . Retrieved 22 June 2009 .
- ↑ "Titan Robot Wows, Frightens…But Its Fake" . singularityhub.com. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021 . Retrieved 23 April 2022 .
- ↑ "Titan the Robot is a robot ... in costume" . robotshop.com. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021 . Retrieved 23 April 2022 .
- ↑ "King of Bahrain robot bodyguard: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain enta Dubai wit Titan di robot as bodyguard? Dis na di tori behind di video" . BBC News Pidgin . bbc.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022 . Retrieved 23 April 2022 .
- ↑ "TITAN the Robot makes his debut at the Brewery!" . The Brewery, Cheltenham. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013 . Retrieved 22 June 2009 .
- ↑ "Video: Rihanna Makes Out with a Robot" . Rap-Up . 4 March 2010 . Retrieved 18 March 2010 .
- ↑ Kirby, Dean (24 February 2009). "Robot steals the show" . Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
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timestamp mismatch ( help ) - ↑ "Titan trækker vejrtegning i Natholdet" (in Danish). TV 2 Beep. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube .
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics" . TitanTheRobot.com . 26 February 2014 . Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
- ↑ "The adventures of a robot in Danilovsky markets" . ria.ru . 13 May 2014 . Retrieved 5 November 2020 .
- ↑ "Events at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2015" . 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Chinese F1 Grand Prix - Shanghai, China - 2018" . TitanTheRobot.com . 15 April 2018 . Retrieved 13 March 2019 .
- ↑ "途炫开业典礼暨TITAN见面会在上海隆重举行_手机凤凰网" . inews.ifeng.com . Retrieved 10 May 2021 .
- ↑ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL" . Retrieved 20 May 2023 . [ dead link ]
- ↑ "British firms secure £2 billion of deals at Expo in Shanghai" . gov.uk . 12 November 2018 . Retrieved 13 March 2019 .
- ↑ "Britain's Got Talent 2022: Simon Cowell roasted by very first act of the series" . 15 April 2022.