We celebrate Robert the Doll's birthday on October 25th, tying it to his original owner Gene Otto's birthday in 1904. But was Robert really created that year? In May 2025, Robert's "Dolltender" David L. Sloan traveled to the Steiff Factory in Germany to find the definitive proof. Read on to discover the story behind the journey that confirmed Robert's 1904 origin and learn the surprising reason why the world's most haunted doll might actually be a Leo, not a Scorpio.