http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-11960 100th Video of i-SOBOT Antics is Hilarious | Singularity Hub Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:31:28 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-11960 [...] yourself “loving the machine“, the growing popularity of robotic toys is undeniable. Zhu-zhu pets are still dominating the winter shopping season. As robots replace human workers in manufacturing, and androids become more sophisticated, it will [...] [...] yourself “loving the machine“, the growing popularity of robotic toys is undeniable. Zhu-zhu pets are still dominating the winter shopping season. As robots replace human workers in manufacturing, and androids become more sophisticated, it will [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-11222 Aaron Saenz Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:52:53 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-11222 Ah yes, the "never touch a new born hamster" rule. While you don't have to worry about Zhu Zhu cannibalism, there have been those who said that touching Zhu Zhu Pets is still dangerous: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-zhuzhu-pets8-2009dec08,0,7448175.story Ah yes, the “never touch a new born hamster” rule. While you don’t have to worry about Zhu Zhu cannibalism, there have been those who said that touching Zhu Zhu Pets is still dangerous:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-zhuzhu-pets8-2009dec08,0,7448175.story

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-32275 Aaron Saenz Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:52:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-32275 Ah yes, the "never touch a new born hamster" rule. While you don't have to worry about Zhu Zhu cannibalism, there have been those who said that touching Zhu Zhu Pets is still dangerous: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-zhuzhu-pets8-2009dec08,0,7448175.story Ah yes, the “never touch a new born hamster” rule. While you don’t have to worry about Zhu Zhu cannibalism, there have been those who said that touching Zhu Zhu Pets is still dangerous:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-zhuzhu-pets8-2009dec08,0,7448175.story

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-11221 krunkster Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:48:32 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-11221 This article rings a little close to home :) I've heard that hamsters sometimes eat babies though, so I'm wondering if robot hamsters will mimic such behavioral quirks. This article rings a little close to home I’ve heard that hamsters sometimes eat babies though, so I’m wondering if robot hamsters will mimic such behavioral quirks.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-32274 krunkster Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:48:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-32274 This article rings a little close to home :) I've heard that hamsters sometimes eat babies though, so I'm wondering if robot hamsters will mimic such behavioral quirks. This article rings a little close to home I’ve heard that hamsters sometimes eat babies though, so I’m wondering if robot hamsters will mimic such behavioral quirks.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-11217 The Avenger Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:08:56 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-11217 They don't look much more impressive than the battery driven toy cars I had 15 years ago. As far as I could see, the only thing they can do that my cars couldn't, is to make some noise and hit the reverse if bumping into a wall. They don’t look much more impressive than the battery driven toy cars I had 15 years ago. As far as I could see, the only thing they can do that my cars couldn’t, is to make some noise and hit the reverse if bumping into a wall.

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/07/zhu-zhu-pets-toy-sensation-and-signs-of-things-to-come-video/#comment-32273 The Avenger Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:08:00 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=9787#comment-32273 They don't look much more impressive than the battery driven toy cars I had 15 years ago. As far as I could see, the only thing they can do that my cars couldn't, is to make some noise and hit the reverse if bumping into a wall. They don’t look much more impressive than the battery driven toy cars I had 15 years ago. As far as I could see, the only thing they can do that my cars couldn’t, is to make some noise and hit the reverse if bumping into a wall.

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