Gizmodo: ride

Kota the Triceratops Is Amazing, Eats Deep-Fried Pleos for Breakfast

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:53:12 EST

I'm in awe with Kota The Triceratops Dinosaur, a $300 fully articulated 40-inch-long robot in the shape of a real-sized baby triceratops that, according to Playskool, any kid can ride. Yes. Full size. Baby. Triceratops. Riding. Robot. Really, this thing looks so cool that makes the Pleo look like a bag of bricks.

Playskool says that Kota has sensors in eleven parts of his body that react to the touch and trigger different motions—including some cute horny action—and sounds. They say that the thing will even munch on special leafs, Cookie Monster style. Seriously, this is one of those toys which makes me want to have a three-year-old body rather than just a three-year-old brain. Expect a full butts-on and horny tickling this weekend, live from New York's Toy Fair 2008. [Playskool]

Free Ride Ballpoint Pen: Left Behind by Aliens?

Charlie White — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:36:24 EDT

What was designer Jean Pierre Lepine thinking when he overengineered this ballpoint pen for his Free Ride Collection? Maybe he was thinking that as soon as enough people bought it for its retail price of $190, he would be the one getting a free ride. Check out the gallery for a look at it all the weird color choices that are available. Then, jump over to the next page and let's see if we can parse exactly what each one of these strange parts does on this pen that looks like a cross between a penis and a mechanical dachshund.

Each one of the yellow areas along the length of the pen near the tip are for cushioning your delicate hands. That strange roller is supposed to be an easy-to-use clip, but makes the thing's dimensions so deep it would be positively bulky in the pocket. And look there, on the end—there's a push button that's also heavily padded, with an oversized spring along its stalk. It's a positively insane design.

However, even though this Free Ride Collection looks completely impractical, that's probably why we still like it and want one in each color. [Joon, via Oh Gizmo]

Robotic Arm Ride, a.k.a. The Brain Smearer

Jason Chen — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:10:42 EST

The same crazy industrial-arm robot guys who brought you the Wii Murder Bot are at it again. This time they strap a guy in a racing seat to the arm and flail him around like mad.

It's a good thing he wasn't about two-inches taller, or they'd be cleaning his brains off the cement floor right now. – Jason Chen

Robotic Arm Ride [hight3ch]

Trunki Ride On Luggage For Post-Stroller Babies

Brian Lam — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:35:22 EDT

Kids are cute, but suck while you're travelling. They whine, they drag their feet, they throw food, and cry for McDonalds every...freaking...meal. One good way to shut em up is to pretend their luggage is a little race car, or giraffe, or a hearse. This is perfect for that, with a tow handle, a durable polypropylene shell that makes it very Samsonite Oyster-like. That hearse one really shuts em up good.–Brian Lam

Trunki Ride On Luggage [MoMa Store]