oh and before i forget, i will be reassembling this robot as it was before i started. i'm just gabbing the chassis out to build on. i like the little thing just the way it is... just wished it would work.
Take a lot of pictures, and store all the parts in baggies with the robot, put it in a "special" container, if you can. So often we say "we'll get 'round to it" and often we don't - that's life. But keeping the parts together along with documentation is the best way to have a chance in the future of doing so.
I tend to be more nostalgic and romantic than some; I look on old devices as links to an almost forgotten past. Having such a common hobby with your dad (provided you like him, which it sounds like you do) - well, if it were me I know I would want something after he passed to "tell my kids about"; such shared experiences are worth keeping.
You should definitely post pictures of your dad's other creation (throw them up in bar/sport) - it sounds fascinating and interesting!
