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In the 2001 movie AI, the protagonist children play with an "old" robotic teddy bear named "Teddy".

The bear's movement isn't great, and its voice sounds robotic. Projects like this make me think that Teddy either could be built with today's tech, or is very close to being buildable.

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For sure we are getting toys like that by next xmass. I legit going into my parts bin to see if I can wipe something up to stick in a teddy bear right now... Might not have movement, but a talking teddy bear is fun little project.

will I think the devkit on our website will speed up your project. And if you would like extra parts (like a servo) for a moving teddy head, I am happy to send it to you free of charge. email me at akash at starmoon dot app

I have yet to watch AI (2001). I was very inspired by asimov's book the positronic man where the main family robot Andrew NDR has a positronic brain and finds himself "feeling" human emotions.

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