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.
make my bed
i would like some help around the yard, because we live on a acreage and a lot of work in the summer.
A robot that cleans my house
I wish my robot could cut the grass for me in the summer since I work construction and with every other chores, this one would leave more time for golf
I love a robot who reminds me of important dates and gets my wardrobe all pressed and ready to go for my date.
Well my wife does most of the stuff so if I could have a robot to clean the pool, shovel the driveway and edge the grass, then I could spend the rest of my time in the man cave or on the golf course.
I would love to have a robot to return all my calls and emails for me and then draw me a bath.
Organize the garage!
I’d love a robot for house cleaning especially in the bathroom.
I just want a robot that wanders around cleaning up after me at home, and taking notes for everything at work.
I want a robot to pick up after me
I would just love it if it could give massages! My personal masseuse!
I would love for it to play cribbage(card game)..scrabble..Darts..
a robot to clean my bathroom. That’s a good idea.
If there was a robot to clean up after the dog, that would be great.
i wish robots could do the dishes!
Fold Laundry! 🙂
I am looking forward to the future…..as it has appeared to arrive
Need a robot to clean my garage of all my tools & put them in order, clean up all the recycling there too
Walk the dogs, and give them that exercise they love. The dogs would love them forever.
I wish these robots had the ability to be programmable through an app so that children could learn about programming and ply at the same time.
I wish robots could clean my house from top to bottom everyday.
Robots could wash dishes in the house.
Laundry, a robot that can folding and putting the laundry away would be great!
I wish Robots could create healthy & tasty meals & always have them ready when needed. It would help me eat healthier & not make bad food choices when I’m hungry!
Yard work. All of it.
I can’t wait til a robot will do my work for me, they speak binary/ip right? 🙂
I wish robots could wash windows. Oh how I hate washing windows!
Housework!
one activity that i wish a robot to do for me instead: try to take over the world.
Driving the car on those family road trips!
The garden work, mowing, mulching, cutting back the hedges would be a great job for a robot.
Doing the laundry, folding and putting the laundry away would be great!
The robot could cut the grass and rake the leaves in the Fall!
I would have to go with mopping the floors, that would be a great robot job!
I WISH IT COULD DO MY LAUNDRY! ..
Ha Ha wish that robots could cut my grass & mulch it – that would save us so much time each summer to relax & enjoy the grandkids more
Thanks @blog.bestbuy.ca
Change and wash all the bedding!
I wish robots could clean the kitty litter .. I hate that job !
I wish robots could wash windows. This would save so much time and energy and brighten my day
Would be great if robots could clean my shower tile and grout!
A robot that could clean carpets (spot clean, shampoo, wash carpet and suck up water) would be awesome. Heavy and initially cumbersome, but awesome.
Hi,
I am 54 years old and I have had advanced arthritis since I was 25. Each chore is a challenge to get done so I need all the help I can get. The one chore that is a real pain is doing the dishes. I live alone and I do not have room for a dishwasher.
Any help, even if is a good laugh would make my day. Also what Colette said I would love if it could cook!
I’d love a robot to clean the bathroom!
I wish robots could do my laundry, and fold it!
Just would like a robot that could help when I get home from work so I can relax and not have to clean up after dinner!
I wish I could send a robot into the office to do my work for me but still somehow collect a paycheque
I wish that robots could cook or that we could at least come up with the technology from the movie spy kids where they just put a packet of what they want to make in the microwave and it gets made, very unrealistic but having something to eliminate hours in the kitchen would be life changing .
i could use some help around the house for sure since i’m busy looking after my mum recuperating from a hospital stay! lots of extra work for me but she’s worth the effort thanks!
Would love for it to cook!!! Please!
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