It’s that time of year again. Let’s hope that this isn’t the year that robots decide to roast some human chestnuts on an open fire and use our intestines as yule logs to light a fire in their cold incinerator hearts. For the moment we seem to be safe, so let’s take a look at some cool robot gifts for Xmas. Just consult the Botropolis 2009 Christmas gift guide. We have all of your gift giving needs covered.
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Every year Hallmark comes out with some new keepsake ornaments for the holiday and this year it’s the 4 1/2″ battery operated Robby the Robot, which even talks. It’s due to arrive in October for $18.50. A must have.

But if you don’t want to wait, you can get your Robby the Robot fix with the Forbidden Planet Ultimate Collector’s Edition. You get a remaster of the original 1956 movie, some lobby cards and a second disc with “lost footage”, “The Invisible Boy,” a 1957 movie that featured Robby and “Watch the Skies: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us,” a 2005 documentary from TMC. The best part is you also get a 3″ die cast Robby. All for $41.99.

[Robot Snob]