Robo Blocks are awesome

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I read an article in Popular Science about these little magnetic cubes that you put together to make a robot. Each cube is programmed to do one function. There are cubes that roll on wheels, light-sensitive ones, spinning ones, ones with batteries. They are even going to make a cube with a bluetooth chip. You can go on a computer or smartphone and reprogram the blocks and replacing commands. Just how cool is this, huh? And you can rearrange the blocks whenever you want to make a whole new robot. Of course, they're not cheap. The second article I read said this, "A set of six sells for $160. Additional blocks will cost you $25 a piece, including ones that react to heat and serve as speakers." I know what I want for Christmas.... Read more: http://techland.time.com/2012/01/11/the-smartest-toy-blocks-ever-made-cubelets/#ixzz1km3kI2oc Check it out http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/gallery/2012-01/gallery-best-ces-2012?image=1 http://techland.time.com/2012/01/11/the-smartest-toy-blocks-ever-made-cubelets/