I was barely aware of it. I had (and still have, it doesn't work) an Armatron, and read about some of these robots in books in my high school library and I was fascinated by them. Not smart enough to actually do anything with that fascination, but still... robots.
There was one that had six legs and looked like a viral sheath that I thought looked really cool, but I can't find a picture of for reference. I think it actually appeared on a news program or something.
edit: found it![0]