Lego Robot
Listening to: Gloria - U2
My sister’s family got me this for my birthday:
Lego Robot
Other than the fact that it is a robot with bits that glow (which in itself is very cool) it is Lego. I was really surprised how enjoyable I found it… that childhood delight of hunting and pecking for the right pieces in the lolly-scramble of plastic. This time around I had the added “educated” joy of being able to appreciate the engineering and the instruction manual.
It is seriously impressive to see the thought and design that has gone into this little fellow. Fiendishly complex things like making him stand up-right, posable AND allowing for it to be constructed by kids are rendered artfully in a simple package. As a kid I had a surface appreciation for the instruction manuals… now they kind of blow my mind. Again it is the complex rendered simple… all the while avoiding written words! The use of color, shape and thoughtful steps create an articulate visual language which the reader “gets” quickly. Simply amazing!
The robot has now been banished to the computer desk because the coffee table has been designated, by the Missus, as the sole domain of the dragon. A dragon v. robot battle has also been declared, in no uncertain terms, a non-starter as well. Honestly though, I would have problems pitting the two against one another… the dragon is too cute for the battle arena.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
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