16'' FURRY TEDDY RUXPIN TALKING 1985 BEAR, AIRSHIP TAPE #628

Description Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic talking bear which was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies. He was first produced in 1985 by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder.[1] Teddy would move his mouth and eyes as he read stories via a standard audio tape deck built into his back. A normal (non-Teddy) cassette tape is designed for stereo playback with two distinct tracks on each side for the left and right speakers. In contrast, a Teddy Ruxpin cassette uses the two tracks differently: the left track contains the audio, while the right track encodes the toy's movements. A special hole in the top of the cassette tells the teddy bear that the right track contains movement data. This hole is similar to a standard cassette's write protection notch, but closer to the center. If the notch is not present, the player assumes that a normal cassette is being played, and avoids interpreting the right track as movements (which would cause the bear to malfunction, as it is not designed to translate the audio levels in a standard audio book into jaw movements). The arrangement of the notch in Teddy Ruxpin cassettes duplicates a seldom-used bias-sensing scheme for the obscure ferrochrome-type tape. Teddy Ruxpin movement data is encoded as a series of rapid pulse groups known as pulse-position modulation. The data track contains continuous groups of nine pulses separated by silence. The spacing between pulses varies, and the length of each space determines the following characteristics (each of which is assigned to one of the "time slots" between two of the pulses): position of Teddy's eyes, upper jaw, lower jaw,.. although Teddy Ruxpin was made over many years his label says 1985 on his tush tag, wearing his original vest. soft and furry Teddy Ruxpin, original vest. brown eyes.. cute bear and has Airship as his cassette tape... he works. he talks about the story Airship.. his eyes do not move or his mouth had him for years on display.. not too bad condition.. the sound is very clear.. tape is dated 1985 as well clearing out the dolls. inventory 628. i HAVE had Teddy Ruxpin before and the mechanisms are very fragile.. He is talking beautifully and will be well packaged for his journey home. very heavy bear expensive for overseas. on his back Worlds of Wonder patent pending. collector room