Oooooh, Robot Galaxy is a store, not an actual galaxy, oooooh. Based on its namesake comic book, Robot Galaxy is a toy store that lets customers create their own robots. A body here, some arms and extenders there, voila, a custom-built killing machine. It’s like Build a Bear but Build a Bot.
This isn’t to teach kids fundamentals of engineering or robotics programming, you’ll find no such brain meltery here. No, no, these robots are simply to let children (or robot-loving adults) flex their creativity.
They do have sound effects, with different sounds corresponding to different robot parts. The robot’s owner will also be able to connect it to the internet, where a virtual representation of the bot will interact with other Robot Galaxy robots online. Developers say that Robot Galaxy is more geared to boys than similar products like Webkins or Neopets.
Robot Galaxy is a small chain with only three stores — one in West Nyack, New York, one in Freehold, New Jersey, and one at the Toys R US in Times Square. With finished bots ranging in price from about $20 to $75, this doesn’t seem like a bad deal. If you’re not near any of those stores you can also make creations online at RobotGalaxy.com.

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