I love the video for Dan Mangan’s song Robots: 2 gangs settle their differences with a robot battle … then the robots actually change the lives of the gang members! Robots do change lives, for adults as much as for children. That’s why we love them. And there are new kinds of robots entering the market each year. Let this contest enlighten you about some of the robots available in 2017, and how they might improve your life, then enter to win one of 5 robots we are giving away. If you win you’ll be creating great robot memories, for you and for the robot, this summer!
What is a robot?
You may be harbouring biases or misconceptions about robots fostered by movies like “Bicentennial Man” or “iRobot.” Fun movies, but they seem to portray the ultimate robot as one that mimics humanity. My view is that the ultimate robot is a machine that acts specifically to make your life better, in a small or a big way, through the use of ingenious design, and intelligent programming code. Any robot that makes my life more fun, or lightens my workload in some predictable way, is one that I can easily love.
Here are 5 robots that need love
It’s a toss-up who will be the big winner of this contest: the people chosen to take home a robot prize, or the robot that will be placed in a loving home. I can’t list the human winners here (not until the contest is over and I have done the random draw, that is) but I can list the “robot winners,” the 5 robots that Best Buy is giving away.
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3 OZOBOT Robots: they can detect lines and colours so you can control them with art. A great way to learn programming and have fun at the same time. |
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Wonder Workshop Wonder Pack:Â learn how to control the robots “Dash” and “Dot” using code and great interactive apps. |
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Meccano M.A.X: (available later this summer at Best Buy) building on the amazing line on Meccano robots, this was a huge hit at the New York Toy Fair earlier this year and will be a highly coveted robot when it arrives in stores. But we have one for this contest, and it needs a home. |
As you can see robots come in many shapes and sizes and each does different things. Our homes will soon have many robots: some for fun, some for doing work … and we’ll love them all. Enter now to bring one into your home this summer.
How to enter
Entering this contest is really simple, but you can only enter once. Leave a comment at the bottom of this article telling us one activity (could be household, work, school, or even play related) you wish robots could do right now. With any luck the next generation of robot designers will be inspired by these comments and start including some of these capabilities in the next generation of robots.
What you can win
At the end of the contest we will randomly choose 5 winners from all eligible comments entered on the blog. Each winner will win one of these prizes: a Meccano M.A.X, an Ozobot Bit White Starter Pack, an Ozobot Black Bit, an Ozobot Evo White, or a Wonder Workshop Wonder Pack. The total value of all of the prizes is approximately $855!
This contest runs from July 28th until August 14th.
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… and I’ll end with the immortal, prophetic words of Dan Mangan: and that little voice, in the back of your mind, just wants you to know, just hopes that you know,
Robots need love too.
I would love a robot that was capable of finding my family a new rental home. This robot would search through the ads, go to all the viewings, fill in all of the applications for any appropriate homes, deal with all the disappointing news and finally give my family the exciting news when we had been accepted for the perfect rental home. In today’s challenging rental climate it can be a long and harrowing journey trying to find affordable housing in any part of British Columbia, so owning a robot that could take care of such an important, time consuming and often heart breaking task would be a dream come true. So yes this would definitely be the task I would presently choose for my robot and perhaps afterwards he could be reprogrammed to do more playful and light hearted activities with my family.
Clean up after me.
to teach my kids about robotics and science.
I wish I had a robot that would clean my bathroom!
I would love a robot that cleaned the kitty litter boxes in my house as we have two, one for each cat and nobody in the house likes to do that chore. Thank you
A robot that would hit my golf ball off the tee and keep it out of the woods.
Wish I could send to my workplace to do my job for me.
I would like a robot that would comfort people when they are sad
I would like a robot that could comfort you when you are sad.
I wish robots could help walk the dog so I could do more things while the dog is on a walk
Wish I had one to shovel th driveway in winter.
I wish it could clean my house from top to bottom!
I wish a robot could clean my entire bathroom
I wish they could cut the lawn
A robot that could do my laundry
A robot that could do my laundry would be great.
I need one to close cupboards and drawers – everyone in my house thinks they magically close themselves.
I wish they could do the driving – less accidents everywhere!
One that folds clothes
massage my scalp for me
I wish robots could clean my fridge for me! Thinking what I might find in there scares me!
I wish they could do my laundry
I have two boys 14 and 16. I would like them to learn how important is be able to interact with robots and learn to like the science behind. Tks Edison ramos
I wish robots could clean toilets!
I’d like a robot that would clean and sanitise my bathrooms and kitchen.
I would love for a robot to give me a message & brush/style my hair!!!
I wish robots could plan and cook my meals. I would save so much time
I wish the robot would cook delicious meals for my family and I.
I wish that they could answer my emails for me!!
I would love it if the robot was like an assistant; remind my of appointments, keep me up with my to-do list, play music, answer questions like “what’s the temperature today?”..that would be neat!
Wish they could clean my house for me.
I wish that a robot could cook my dinner.
Wish they could do the laundry
I would like a robot to trigger me with certain questions to focus on the important things. Examples include asking me about my feelings and any potential thoughts or anxiety. It could also remind me to practice with my writing or public speaking and to remind me to get rid of items that it notices are not used too often.
I would like to have a robot stck and wash my dishes and out them away. That would give me a lot of extra time to read and study.
I would like a robot to sweep and wash the kitchen floor everyday.
I would use a robot for cleaning floors and doing dishes.
I would love a robot to my shopping and other errands. So I could relax by the pool.
I wish that a robot could do all my housework for me.
I wish a Robot could do my job for me ( I work from home)
I know a little boy that deserves and would love to have a robot to play with.
I would love the robot to cook me a dinner!
I would like the robot to cook me a dinner!
I would love robots to clean the condo and cook and do chores and even to sing and tell a joke
I would love to have a robot that cleans my house
I wish they could clean up the weeds in our flower and vegetable gardens.. kills my back getting them out and they just keep coming back..
Train my roomie
I wish they could change diapers
I would love to have a robot to clean out my kitchen cupboards, a job that needs to be done, but is way too time-consuming.
Wish they could do yardwork!
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