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Dec
21

Shapeways My Keepon Challenge

Posted by beatbots at 3:03 pm

We’re working with 3D-fabricator Shapeways to bring you an opportunity to spiff up your My Keepon! The Shapeways My Keepon Challenge invites the designer/hobbyist/DIY community to create accessories (hats, glasses, belts, rocket packs, etc.) for the yellow fellow and to submit them for a chance to win a My Keepon, a Shapeways gift certificate, and a 3D print of the winning design.

Contest announcement and details may be found here.

You can also check out the new BeatBots shop on Shapeways, where you’ll find full-scale and 1/2-scale models of Keepon that you can order printed in full-color sandstone!

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Jul
30

Wherein Keepon’s fans are a crafty lot.

Posted by beatbots at 12:51 am

Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a fantastic collection of crafty Keepon-gear from fans. Here’s some of their beautiful work!

You may remember Anna the Red from this Keepon-themed bento box. Well, Marek randomly met her at a sidewalk cafe in Brooklyn, and invited her to come to the Robot Film Festival. She was generous in giving us not just an autographed photo of the bento box, but also a plush Keepon:

Next, we have master knitter Taj Bortz who, at the request of Carol Reiley, created a warm and cozy cat costume (left) and prosthetic-arm sweater (center). Olgalyn Jolly created the orange super-hero sweatband and cape (right). With Halloween coming up, Keepon is looking for more costumes like these!

Finally, Taj also knitted this mini-Keepon for Keepon to take care of:

These craftswomen all ROCK. Thank you!

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Apr
17

Updates: DTI, Pictoplasma, RoboGames

Posted by beatbots at 8:00 pm

A few updates on miscellaneous BeatBots happenings:

  • Marek spoke about Keepon, and the relationship between robotics and animation, at the Pictoplasma festival in Berlin on April 9, 2011.

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