New choices are a diamond ring, guitar, toy robot, cat or helicopter.

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Every blinking robot claims a spot on the tech-toy roster these days.

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Lifton won't offer details of the toy but compares it loosely to a robot that "remembers" its experiences in Second Life.

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While the last crop of robot dogs looked like squared-off, stylized versions of toy terriers, this new bunch resembles such Sanrio characters as Hello Kitty and Chococat, with big, circular heads reminiscent of cartoon characters.

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Her RoboBrrd is a combination of fuzzy, plush toy that Pixar might have running around its studios and homemade DIY boxy robot creation.

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Trower's second stage of robotic development includes simple, single-purpose robotic devices like the Roomba or Looj, along with toy robots like WowWee's Robosapien or Lego Mindstorms, a set of programmable robot-building pieces.

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