Build your own toy robot … It’s something I always wanted to do. Now it’s become a reality … bring it on i-Robot!
“A US company has unveiled build-your-own toy robots that can drive, wiggle and react to the world around them. The modular system, called Moss, uses magnetic balls as joints and hinges, has no external wires, and works without the user having to write any computer code.
By attaching a Bluetooth module, players can control the robots remotely using a smartphone or tablet. The system has been developed by Modular Robotics in Boulder, Colorado. The company launched the toys on crowdfunding website Kickstarter.
But chief executive and design director Eric Schweikardt told the BBC: “We’re already making Moss so we don’t need the Kickstarter funding. But in 2013, it seems like the place where people look for cool new tech products.” The final version of the robot kits would “begin shipping in January or February”, he said.”
Source: BBC (with video)
