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People have been speculating for a long time about how robots would finally enter into mainstream lives. Roomba aside, the answer might just be as toys. Now Disney Consumer Products has added some credence to that theory with a new line of robotic toys, created in partnership with Pixar Animation Studios, Thinkway Toys and WowWee. They'll debut at the upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire, interestingly enough! (Is DIY now short for Disney?) Details after the jump.



Inspiring the first toys to appear are WALL-E, animated star of Disney-Pixar's upcoming movie of the same name, and Tinker Bell, renowned fairy and Peter Pan companion.

We'll see Ultimate WALL-E (pictured, $189.99 list) sometime this summer. He'll have 10 motors for lots of movement possibilities; a remote control, for programming myriad movements and behaviors; and sensors that'll allow him to respond to his environment in numerous ways, including obstacle, sound, and touch detection. The The iDance WALL-E (also coming in summer, $24.99) sounds something like the Hasbro i-Dog; it's an MP3-player speaker that can move along to music.

As for the Tinker Bell toy (coming this fall, $39.99): She can fly! The toy will incorporate WowWee's FlyTech technology used first in the company's FlyTech Dragonfly; kids will direct her aviation with a "flower wand remote controller."

Look for all the new Disney robotic toys at disneyshopping.com and other toy retailers.

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Posted by: shadowboxer
April 30, 2008 2:33 PM

That's just what we need during an oil shortage, more plastic devices.....

has anyone ever considered how much oil we could save if we switched to something else, like wood?
:)


Posted by: Jester
May 1, 2008 11:38 AM

So your answer is to cut down lots of trees and make millions of toys from them instead? Brilliant....


Posted by: Paul
May 1, 2008 12:56 PM

Anyone who says that cutting down trees is destroying forests is retarded. Over 98% of all wood used comes from tree farms that were grown to be used as wood products. Saying that trees are endangered because of paper and wood products is like saying potatoes are endangered because we eat french fries.


Posted by: mike
May 1, 2008 4:44 PM

Postatoes are endangered?
(Two ways you could react to this, number one, the sterotypical american as seen by the rest of the world would say "Well I better get me some before they are all gone." And 2, the steriotypical sweedish enviromental hippy pothead (or is that dutch),"We have to put a fence and a row of land minbes around the last field of potatoes so no-one can ever have them, even to harvest them in a way that is sustanable.")
Take your pick.
BTW I love poutine. Just don't tewll me gravy is bad for the environment or I will smack you with a dead seal.


Posted by: Kingsley
May 1, 2008 5:58 PM

It still costs us oil to tear down and transport the trees...


Posted by: Joe
May 1, 2008 6:56 PM

Wall-E Looks a lot like a clunky Johnny 5


Posted by: JJ
May 2, 2008 6:06 PM

How heavy do you think this item would be if it were made out of wood (to get the same strength). Don't for get that it is powered by batteries. How much more energy to move the extra weight.


Posted by: Bern
May 7, 2008 4:44 AM

Hey Paul, I guess you've never seen a clearcut with your own two eyes.

The retarded thing is to actually believe that the majority of trees cut down come from farms. It's a simple idea, consumption > supply. Unfortunately it take a tree years to grow, and only seconds to be cut down.


Posted by: Atticus Fink
May 9, 2008 7:48 PM

Anyone who calls someone "retarded" in an online forum is a nazi.


Posted by: Chris (he's a KID and he pwns more than u n00bz!!!)
May 16, 2008 4:09 PM

Enough flaming and environmental chatting...
lets discuss the robot because THAT IS WHAT THIS MINI-MESSAGE BOARD IS FOR!!! (sorry, I have anger management problems...)


Posted by: Jacqui
May 22, 2008 9:59 AM

I actually want it!! I don't care about anything else! My only question is can I plug it directly into my computer to download mp3s or do I need an IPOD? I only have an IPOD shuffle. So I'm not sure if I'd have to upgrade to an actual IPOD. If anyone knows, please let me know.


Posted by: me
September 23, 2008 10:17 AM

hey tree hugger and oil drinker
you realy don't know how many year it takes to get a tree big enought before cutting it
and the faster we burn all the oil the faster we will find new material


Posted by: Jodde
September 24, 2008 6:29 AM

You retarded nazis!


Posted by: Erica
October 18, 2008 8:47 PM

@Paul; I love you.

Anyways, putting the completely off topic envrioment aside, I wish to speak about the reason this side chat was supposed to be used for; this amazing WALL-E toy.

I'm buying it.

That's all you need to know.

Isn't being on topi so much better then being retarded? (That was for Atticus Fink)


Posted by: carduchi
November 20, 2008 4:56 PM

Wall-E is cool. I want one


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