A film-fanatic has spent six years building a fully-functioning replica of movie robot Johnny 5 from Short Circuit - which he even takes down the pub. <br /><br />Ryan Howard, 34, has forked out over £20,000 recreating the android from the cult 1986 film in his garage at his home in Annesley, Notts.<br /><br />He reckons his 200kg (31 stone) creation is "99 per cent true" to the original robot and is one of only two fully-working Johnny 5's in the world. <br /><br />Ryan even moved into a house with an annex for Johnny after the project got too big for the family home, which needed patio doors removing to get him outdoors.<br /><br />His hobby has involved 14-hour days and missing family holidays as he dedicated his time to building the robot out of more than 10,000 parts.<br /><br />The incredible replica, made mainly from aluminium, now stands at 6ft tall and can be programmed to talk, sing, dance or do "pretty much anything" Ryan wants him to. <br /><br />Dad-of-two Ryan and his family have toured conventions across the country and will be taking Johnny 5 to Texas, USA, in three weeks time. <br /><br />The Open University engineering student says some people even burst into tears when they see their "childhoods brought to life."<br /><br />He said: "The reactions are crazy. We've had people crying and tearing up as they walk by him. <br /><br />"I've never done anything like it before and I'm very proud of him as it was an incredibly difficult thing to achieve.<br /><br />"He lives with us and is part of the family now. I even talk to him. The kids love it and my wife’s done very well to put up with me, to be honest<br /><br />"We had no intention of him being able to do all these amazing things. He was just going to be a model in the corner of my room.<br /><br />"But now I can program him to do pretty much anything. It’s full-sized working replica with motors and everything and I can control it using my phone and laptop.<br /><br />"Even when I was building him and he was standing in front of me for the first time and I was like ‘oh my god, it’s Johnny 5’.<br /><br />“It brought the inner child out in me."<br /><br />Ryan was inspired to build Johnny 5 as a life-long fan of the sci-fi comedy, which sees a military robot gain human-like intelligence after being struck by lightning. <br /><br />He added: "I was always a massive fan of the movie as a child. I had it on VHS which I think I watched until the tape no longer worked.<br /><br />"During school I didn't do too well but I knew I had a brain in there. I went on to be a mechanic and then a forklift engineer and I just began teaching myself engineering in more depth.<br /><br />"I decided I'd have a go at building a replica model of Johnny 5's head in 2018 when I got a 3D printer. <br /><br />"It was mainly out of plastic and he was struggling to support himself due to the weight, so I wanted to take it to the next level.<br /><br />"I just thought 'I can't stop here, I've got to do the whole thing'. <br /><br />"So I went the whole shebang, bought all the equipment and I’ve made every piece myself out of metal.<br /><br />"It became a bit of obsession. I wanted to build the original Johnny 5 from the fi
