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Wrex the Dawg robot

RobotsRule has a written and video review of WowWee’s forthcoming Wrex the Dawg, a sort of comic-relief robot that, as Robert puts it “is absolutely terrible at being a dog and even worse at being a robot.” WowWee Wrex The Dawg Review

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Pleo goes to Sea World

There’s been a lot written about how humans anthropomorphize Pleo – but even dolphins are fascinated! This is an amazing video. Sirensgrotto says that Pleo reacts positively to the dolphins, too. Related: Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev forum and scripting now available BREAKING NEWS: MySkit – Performance editor for PLEO

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Phun physics program

Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Phun

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