Is Your Robot Just a Toy?

[Humanoido]

I have an ongoing question about exactly which robots are toys and which are not toys. At what point does a robot become a toy and visa versa? Are you just a big kid playing with your robot toy?

humanoido

[tempusmaster]

I have an ongoing question about exactly which robots are toys and which are not toys. At what point does a robot become a toy and visa versa? Are you just a big kid playing with your robot toy?
humanoido

Great question.

Yes, I'm just a big kid playing with my robot toy. I enjoy it a lot, and get a lot out of it.

Here's a paragraph from the Wikipedia page on 'toy' that probably describes how I feel about it pretty well-

"Toys and play in general are an important part of the process of learning about the world and growing up. The young use toys and play to discover their identity, help their bodies grow strong, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they will need as adults. Adults use toys and play to form and strengthen social bonds, teach the young, remember and reinforce lessons from their own youth, exercise their minds and bodies, practice skills they may not use every day, and decorate their living spaces. Toys are more than simple amusement, and they and the way they are used profoundly influence most aspects of life."

[Gort]

Yes, we are big kids with big toys. I think that is what a hobby is?

[Humanoido]

Very good answers.

I knew an amateur astronomer that had
some really large home made scopes and
very high tech peripherals.
His web site and motto was "Big Boys Toys."
Looks like we're all "big kids."

humanoido