Africa Does the Robot With Robonica

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I accept no responsibility for the title of this post. ;) Robonica is a South African startup making programmable robots and robotic games. From their website…

Robonica is a privately-held company with a research and development facility in Centurion , South Africa , and marketing and commercial headquarters in Boston , USA .

Robonica was born out of frustration – frustration with the inability of the current generation of radio-controlled and robotic toys to provide any form of structured and interactive play, and frustration with the increasingly anti-social and intangible realities of video games. To answer that, the company came into being in January 2006 as a start-up with the sole purpose of exploring new frontiers in a commitment to provide the world with meaningful and entertaining forms of robotic entertainment.

The company is comprised of a top notch multidisciplinary team of entertainment industry gurus, professional game designers, electronic and mechanical engineers, computer scientists and animators. This dedicated team is realizing a dream of a vibrant community of robotic game players – players who share a social experience around a new form of electronic entertainment based on the fusion of advanced robotics and structured gameplay.

Thanks to Stii for the tip!

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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