Look! The Robot Beneath

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath your kids' cuddly, plush robots? This glimpse beneath shows that some are quite simple and others are simply creepy.

Web and industrial designer Matt Kirkland's curiosity got the better of him and he decided to undress, so to speak, some popular plush robot toys to examine their technological skeletons. There's a lot of variety in their complexity, but mostly we found them to be somehow disturbing. See the whole gallery here.

We are wondering, however, if one might attempt a subversive robot makeover ala this project. Any takers?

(Via Buzzfeed.)

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That creepy teddy bear in the first image is totally saying, "I'll be back!"

posted by Alex on June 19th 2008 at 10:38am
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brings back memories of Teddy Ruxpin (sp?)....

posted by grb on June 19th 2008 at 7:23pm
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Fun post, but hopefully people don't have more than a couple of these lying around, especially if they've got kids under three. Toys without batteries encourage pretend play, which is a component of language and cognitive development.

posted by eeka on June 22nd 2008 at 10:29am
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