BotBuddies
Welcome to Botbuddies. Bot Buddies is a cultural aspect of the acceptance of robots by humans. The early Sony Aibo – a robotic dog – got named and became a buddy to all who purchased it. Even the lowly roomba vacuum cleaner is given a name by over half of the owners of these cleaning marvels.
Later one, as robots become more intelligent and capable of interacting with humans in everyday matters, they will become freinds for sure. Several movies of the last couple of decades have portrayed this new relationship. Over the years, robots have attempted to stir our friendship with items like (do any of you remember rock’em sock ‘em robots?) RoboSapien, Transformers, Gobots, Hexbug, Roboraptor, Mindstorm… That man will merge with his technology is “a given” as we see phones migrate into bluetooth communications, as we see pacemakers regulating our hearts, and robotics replacing our limbs. BotBuddies tracks the development of the relationship between humans and soon-to-be intelligent machines. Thank you for visiting and supporting Bot Buddies. 
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Hot Christmas Toys 2009 – Rocky the Robot Truck Unleashes Your Inner Child
From Mattel, Rocky the Robot Truck is sure to be the best friend of boys, 3 years and up, all over. They will have a blast because it is a dump truck that turns into a robot. It is a fresh take on an old idea generated by Transformers. Even adults who are still in tune with their inner child will definitely have fun with Rocky the Robot Truck.
Rocky the Robot Truck does everything. It moves in whichever direction your child instructs it to. And like any transformer inspired toy it changes shapes. The icing on the cake is that it even talks to your child. Surely, every kid would want to have this toy for Christmas. Some adults will wonder how come there weren’t such great trucks when they were kids.
Not only is it a truck and a robot but it’s interactive. The interactive sensors bring the toy to life. Rocky the Robot Truck tells jokes. Check him out as he dances and his headlights light up. When he is tired, he goes to sleep. But the interaction does not end there, he even snores.
Kids can play with the truck as a plain old truck, pulling him around, lifting up his full-tilting bed, and filling the back with dirt or gravel. He can race with your child, zoom around on the patio and then explore the kitchen. He does work best on hard surfaces when in the interactive mode or running by himself, there’s not quite enough traction on soft surfaces like carpets.
The truck is durably built with a sunny yellow exterior. Loads of fun even for older boys up to eight or nine years old. And yes, girls can have fun with Rocky the Robot Truck too.
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i-Sobot Robot Toy Review
live.pirillo.com – Awhile back, I had a toy robot that I never even took out of the box. It was huge, and took like 75 D batteries to operate. The great people over at ThinkGeek sent me one of their new i-Sobot’s to play with. This thing is definitely addictive… and now will be a regular part of my show.
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