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.

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.
Wonder Workshop Wonder Pack: learn how to control the robots “Dash” and “Dot” using code and great interactive apps.
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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We frequently have many contests running at Best Buy so check out the “contests in progress” page for more great contests to enter.

 

… 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.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  7. I would love to have someone do my job so I can relax and spend time with the family but get paid for it

  17. I wish robots could do all house chores. It clears up time to do things worth doing and it’s not like anything is really taken away from having robots do the chores instead. It just needs to be done because no one or nothing else is going to do it.

  23. I would have the robot drive me. I don’t have my licence, so trying to get take-out food at night, or getting to work can be a hassle. Also if robots could drive, people could use them for medical purposes such as, if someone called for emergency services, the robot could get there even faster than the Emergency people and could start providing medical assistance ASAP!

  29. I would love to have a robot that could look after the gardening; watering, weeding, picking the vegetables and so on. My yard is on levels on a steep slope and it is exhausting to work in when it’s hot outside. My robot could climb up and down the hill with ease and would be tolerant of the heat and he would be loved and appreciated and have a place of honour in the house.

  38. I wish a robot could cook and serve me dinner.

    Side note: When I was a little girl there was a robot in the Christmas Catalogue, I circled it and asked Santa for it. Santa did not bring the robot. If I won this contest I would cherish my Robot forever!

  46. I would love my robot to cook supper for us…both of us work and I get home at 10:30pm some nights due to OT , so by then I don’t want to cook, and just eat pickled beets

  47. I would like a robot that could fold and put away laundry. And decide what’s for dinner every night would be a bonus too!

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