ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Rotund by Cris Rose Teaser

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I make no secret of my enchantment with Cris Rose’s Runcible Edition A robot, seen Monday here. In fact, if you were physically near me yesterday, you likely got pulled over to my screen to see what I consider one of the most beautiful resin creations I’ve seen in a while. Having missed out on [...]

Runcible Edition A Resin Robot by Cris Rose

Monday, September 29, 2008

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Runcible Edition A Resin Robot by Cris Rose

Weekends are good for lots of things like sleeping in, eating brunch and seeing daylight. Weekend toy drops, however, can be a double-edged sword. For instance, witness this beautiful hand-cast, hand-painted resin robot, Runcible Edition A by UK artist Cris Rose. The edition of 5 sold out in 3 minutes on Sunday. That’s like [...]

Bleep Labs Custom Thingamagoop Robots

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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I first saw Bleeplabs‘ Thingamagoop robots at The Maker Faire (pic of Bots at bottom of page), and thanks to a heads up from Spanky Stokes, you, too, can see (and own) a Thingamagoop. Bleeplabs has joined forces with Delicious Drips to release the first ever DIY Thingamagoop. This version will feature a matte white or [...]

Zombie Slaying Bertie Only At SDCC

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Alright, stop whatever it is you’re doing. Wherever you are, stop reading this immediately. Ashley Wood just announced that there’s yet ANOTHER variant to Bertie the Pipebomb! This one (dubbed Zombies Vs. Robots Bertie) is only available from the IDW store starting today. Even more maddening is the fact that this [...]

Slobots are Robots Too: An Interview With M. Heisler

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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A couple months ago, a missive from M. Heisler landed in my inbox. It was a heads up on a “snazzy new slobot sculpture” he’d created for a custom toy show in Florida. The bot turned out to be SlomunnyV3, a creature in search of life’s meaning amidst the backdrop of technological obscolescence. Many Slobots [...]

Wall-E ‘Bot Is Alive

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Ok, so I don’t know if a $200 robot counts as a “toy,” but this one needed to be mentioned. Disney and Thinkway are releasing a Wall-E robot in conjunction with the upcoming movie. The robot has 10 motors in it that move it every which way. He responds to noises and commands, [...]