#wooden robot inventors

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Fuck you Mary and Robert Rawling - you are both probably mostly kept retarded in boxes like the other associates and family members of wooden Robot inventors.

[brad-geiger-reprograms-idiots]

Padmé is Moff Tarkin's mother.

Moff Tarkin (under the name Qui Gon Jinn) is Garoche Jinn and Rivoche Jinn's father.

Padmé (under the name Amidala) is Garoche Jinn and Rivoche Jinn's mother.

[never-trump]

Scammers Exploiting The Descendants Of Inventors Of Wooden Robots As Obvious Time Travelers

[thepastisalreadywritten]

"The Writing Boy"

In 1774 AD, during the reign of Louis XVI (1754-1793), Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jacques Dro (1721-1790) unveiled a remarkable engineering feat that would go down in history as the world's first android or programmed automaton.

Known as "The Writing Boy," this creation appeared at first glance to be a simple wooden doll with a porcelain head, barefoot, and holding a goose feather.

But hidden within this seemingly ordinary toy was a technological marvel, a writing mechanism powered by 6,000 intricate moving parts, making it the first automatic calligrapher.

"The Writing Boy" was a groundbreaking achievement, as it was capable of writing complex sentences, such as "My inventor is Jacques Dro."

The automaton was a product of 20 months of meticulous work by Pierre Jacques Dro, and its debut in Paris stunned the court of King Louis XVI.

The android's ability to perform such an intricate task showcased the high level of craftsmanship and innovation of the time.

This astonishing creation marked a significant milestone in the history of robotics and engineering.

Not only was it the world’s first programmed android, but it also demonstrated the potential of machines to replicate human actions.

"The Writing Boy" paved the way for future advancements in automation, solidifying Pierre Jacques Dro’s legacy as a pioneer in the field of robotics.

[conyferous]

ULTIMATE BFDI FANMADE SHIP NAME LIST

As you saw in the heading, this is a fanmade BFDI ship name list, featuring unique names for each ship that aren’t just combining the names together!

However, this will be the work of ALL FANS that wish to cooperate! The ships with no names are open to have a name added to them! Also, you are free to add your own ships and names to ships that already have existing ones! Just write in the comments what you wish to add and I’ll gladly do so!

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Balloony x Cloudy: Helium

Barf Bag x Bell: Sour Note

Barf Bag x Donut: Barf-filled Donut

Barf Bag x Taco: Rotten Taco

Basketball x Clock: Shot Clock

Basketball x Golfball:

Basketball x Robot Flower:

Basketball x Snowball: Slam Dunk

Bell x Foldy: Paper Song

Bell x Snowball: Winter Song

Bell x Taco: Taco Bell (a classic)

Black Hole x Bottle:

Black Hole x Remote: Electroastronomy

Black Hole x Tree: Astrobiology

Blocky x Eraser:

Blocky x Snowball:

Blocky x Taco:

Blocky x Woody: Wooden Block

Bomby x Book:

Bomby x Bottle: Glass Cannon

Bomby x Flower:

Bomby x Naily:

Bomby x Nickel:

Book x Ice Cube:

Book x Leafy: Nature Textbook

Book x Lollipop:

Book x Pencil: Notebook

Book x Pillow: Bedtime Stories

Book x Pin:

Book x Price Tag: Bookmark

Book x Ruby:

Book x Taco: Cookbook

Book x Teardrop: Sad Story

Bottle x Bubble: Breakable Buddies

Bottle x Eraser:

Bottle x Tree: Glass Terrarium, Greenhouse

Bottle x Winner:

Bracelety x Ice Cube:

Bracelety x Leafy:

Bracelety x Pencil:

Bubble x Fanny: Bubble Blower

Bubble x Lollipop: Blowpop

Bubble x Match:

Bubble x Ruby:

Cake x Clock:

Cake x Loser: Celebrity’s Pastry

Cake x Pie: Berry’s Delight

Clock x Four: 4 o’ Clock

Clock x Loser:

Clock x Winner: Winning Hour, Time to Win!

Clock x Yellow Face: Selling Hour

Coiny x Firey: Heated Metal

Coiny x Nickel: Chump Change

Coiny x Leafy: Green n’ Gold

Coiny x Pin:

David x Roboty:

David x Winner:

Donut x Gelatin:

Donut x Golfball:

Donut x Pillow: Sweet Dreams

Donut x Tree: Sweet Sap, Maple Syrup

Donut x Yellow Face: Joyous Donut

Eggy x Teardrop: Eggdrop Soup

Eraser x Pen:

Eraser x Snowball:

Eraser x Teardrop:

Evil Leafy x Fries: Foul Food

Fanny x Lightning: Hurricane

Fanny x Pillow:

Fanny x Tree: Autumn

Fifteen x Fourteen:

Fifteen x Tennis Ball: 15-Love

Fifteen x Zro:

Firey x Bomby: Fireworks

Firey x Leafy: Scorching Wind, Forest Fire, Trailblazers

Firey x Gelatin: Burn Heal

Five x Eight:

Five x Seven: Odd Couple

Flower x Gelatin:

Flower x Leafy: Flower Leaf

Flower x Lollipop: Naturally Sweet

Flower x Ruby: Glitter’n Glimmer

Foldy x Liy: Paper Switch

Foldy x Marker: Arts n’ Crafts

Foldy x Stapy:

Four x Two: Even Haters

Four x X: Times Four

Fourteen x Ten:

Fries x Evil Leafy: Junk Food

Fries x Needle: Fast Food

Fries x Nickel: Cheap Food

Fries x Puffball:

Fries x Tennis Ball:

Gaty x Lollipop:

Gaty x Saw: Garden Work, Construction

Gaty x Two:

Gelatin x Teardrop: Empty Calories

Golfball x One: Hole-in-One

Golfball x Pencil

Golfball x Puffball: Music Theory

Golfball x Tennis Ball:

Golfball x Snowball:

Golfball x Yellow Face: Inventor’s Advertisement

Ice Cube x Snowball: Winter Wonderland

Ice Cube x Winner: Cold Victory

Leafy x Pin: Pointy Leaf

Leafy x Pencil:

Leafy x Pillow: Feather Fall

Leafy x Teardrop: Spring Showers

Lightning x Marker: Highlightning

Lightning x Snowball: Snowstorm

Liy x Match: Torchlight, Flicker Light

Liy x Pencil:

Liy x Pie:

Liy x Pillow: Nightlight

Liy x Stapy: Metallic Shine

Loser x Winner: Second Place

One x Seven:

One x Three: Partners in Prime, Moon Prisioners

One x Two: Mooncake

Match x Pencil:

Naily x Price Tag: Hardware Store

Needle x Pen: Art Mediums

Needle x Pencil:

Needle x Winner: Victory Lap

Nickel x Tennis Ball:

Nine x Six: Skatersketch

Pencil x Pillow:

Pie x Snowball: Leftover Pastry, Whipped Cream

Pillow x Fourteen: Dubious Duo, Animal Cannibal

Pillow x One:

Pillow x Winner: Recovery Nap

Profily x X: Unknown User

Puffball x Snowball: Cool Hues

Remote x TV: Television Setup

Robot Flower x Roboty:

Ruby x Snowball: Diamond Dust

Snowball x Tennis Ball:

Tennis Ball x TV: Sports Show

Winner x Yellow Face: Winning Smile

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[emily-mooon]

OK! here's the general idea for this Nordegrim Ghosts AU that has been haunting me:

CW FOR MENTIONS OF DEATH, ATTEMPTED MURDER, AND ALSO A TINY BIT SUGGESTIVE (just a tiny bit though)

Stacey, Scott, and Lawrence inherit this big house from a distant great aunt they have never met after she passed of old age. Scott is in debt so he cant take the house like he was supposed to, and Lawrence wants nothing to do with it, so Stacey gets it instead.

It’s perfect though cause her and Neil, who is also her husband now here, were planning to move houses anyways and were struggling to find a good place. Also since the house is super big, they thought about opening a hotel at one point once the house is all fixed up.

What they don't know is that the house is haunted. the ghosts in question are:

Knives Chau: A teenage girl from the 1950s who was a fan of rock n' roll that got pushed down the stairs by a jealous classmate (not Tamara btw that was her gf) at a party

Julie Powers (IDK her married last name yet): An Edwardian women who got pushed out the window by her husband (who is Joseph in this AU btw)

Stephen Stills: A folk singer from the mid 60s who dies in a fire (people confused him with the other Stephen Stills all the time)

Gideon Graves: A music producer from the late 60s early 70s who was poisoned by a rival producer

Lucas Lee: A Victorian lumber guy who was crushed by a wooden beam during the construction of the houses renovation

Todd Ingram: A 90s Rockstar who died while having sex with his bands drummer (which like in the comic, was also cheating on his girlfriend and it is still Lynette and Envy)

Lisa Miller: A somewhat famous 1930s actress who died while filming a scene

Matthew Patel: An early 19th century poet who died in a duel that was orchestrated by a good friend of his

Roxie Richter(she has no last name in this au btw, putting it here cause I put everyone elses last names here): A Viking who was struck by lighting

Ken and Kyle Katayanagi : Inventors/mechanics from the late 19th century who died in a car explosion along with their dog (who is a dog version of robot 0-1 btw). They live in the carriage house as its far more peaceful than the main house

The ghosts overhear the hotel idea when Stacey and Neil are talking about it and they are not too pleased with it. So they try to haunt them so they'll leave, but ultimately fail.

Then either Gideon or Todd, come across Stacey leaning out the window and decide to push her in an another attempt to get them to leave which in turn, almost kills her. Because of this, now Stacey can see ghosts and forms a close friendship with them. Neil, like Mike and I assume Jay in bbc and cbs ghosts respectively, will have a collage of what they all look like since he cannot see them.

So yeah that's my idea so far! I’m still tweaking things but I’m happy with this rn. I’ll definitely make art for it at some point (and if people want it, an ask blog). Feel free to also suggest some ideas for this au if you have any :]

[aliciavance4228]

Daedalus invented the ancient equivalent of robots, and yet all people talk about is the Labyrinth and the Wooden Bull.

Diodorus Siculus, Library 1-7:

"Daedalus was an Athenian by birth and was known as one of the clan named Erechthids, since he was the son of Metion, the son of Eupalamus, the son of Erechtheus. In natural ability he towered far above all other men and cultivated the building art, the making of statues, and the working of stone. He was also the inventor of many devices which contributed to the advancement of his art and built works in many regions of the inhabited world which arouse the wonder of men. 2 In the carving of his statues he so far excelled all other men that later generations invented the story about him that the statues of his making were quite like their living models; they could see, they said, and walk and, in a word, preserved so well the characteristics of the entire body that the beholder thought that the image made by him was a being endowed with life."

[foundedroses]

hi! first off, luv ur fics! im dying for more drv3 fanfics!!

could i plz ask for something for kiiruma? (miu irumaxk1b0?)

if you see this reqesut, thank you <33

๋࣭ ⭑⚝ " A spanner in the works "

pairing: Miu iruma x Kiibo

plot: when a simple, laid back Maintenace turns out to be a little more than just...well laid back.

cw: general smut ig, mild cursing, implied sexual tension, bdsm referencing, human!non-human relationship.

wc: 1.0k

a/n: hiii anon, thank u for the request! ive had this req in my inbox for a while and kinda forgot about it (so sorry!), but i finally got around to writing smt for it :) ive honestly got mix feels for miu x kiibo, but i wouldnt say i HATE it. welp, hope this meets ur expectations anon ^_~

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Miu twiddled her pen in between her two fingers. She took a good, hard look at her paperwork in front of her. Written on the page was her latest invention’s protocols. That she wrote. 

“Why do I even needa’ listen to my own protocols?” She asked herself. Maybe because the last time she ignored her own safety measures, she almost set her research lab on fire. 

Miu picked up the paper and leaned back in her spinny chair, feeling her back hit the backrest. She squinted her eyes as she inspected the words written on her page. “Warning…flammable…acidic…blah blah blah.” 

She mindlessly tosses the paper onto her desk. The paper fluttered down onto the table gracefully and Miu stood up. She strided over to the other side of her lab and stood in front of the wall. 

She gazed upon the calendar on the wall. The date, 27th of December, was circled with a red permanent marker; below the circle was also written in red “Kiibo’s maintenance”. 

“Oh yeah, Kiibo’s got maintenance today.” Miu took a look at the alarm clock beside her bed. It was half past eleven. She scanned the calendar again. ‘Guess I’ll get Kiibo in here then…’ 

Miu grabbed the pen she was twiddling off her desk and swiped her notebook in one hand. “Lemme go find him then.”

Knock, knock. 

Miu banged her fist against Kiibo’s research lab door. There was no response from inside the lab. 

The girl raised an eyebrow and knocked again. 

Knock, knock.

Again, no response. Miu tilted her head to the side, moving one hand onto her hip. “Huh, don’t tell me he is recharging or something.” She banged her first on the door one more time.

As she was knocking the door impulsively, the wooden door slid open automatically, leaving her knocking the air pathetically. 

“I heard you for the first time, Miu.” Kiibo said as he approached the open door. 

“Yeah, yeah.” Miu waved her hand in front of the robot as she pushed past him and strolled into the room. ‘Your maintenance is today.’

Kiibo pressed the bright red button on the doorway to close his lab door and turned around. “I know.” He blandly responded when he walked over to the woman in his lab. 

Miu flipped back her long hair and opened up her notebook. She flicked through the pages before landing on the correct one. “ “I’m going to be checking your-” “ She began reading off her page in her notebook before Kiibo spoke right over her, ending her sentence abruptly. 

“Why are you monologuing?” The robot asked. ‘Is this something that humans do when they come to see another?’

The blonde haired girl let out a hearty scoff and tossed back her hair. “What? No…I’m reading off what I wrote in my notebook.” “So…you are reading a script?”

“Why, you-!” The inventor let out a loud, highly irritated scoff and slammed her notebook shut in one hand. “Who cares, whatever! Let’s go, Kiibo!” 

Miu spun around on her heels and headed straight for the lab’s door. 

Kiibo watched along in silence as the girl opened the door and speed-walked out of the room. 

Miu stopped walking and turned around and faced the open door. She placed one hand on her hip, waving her notebook in the air with the other. “Come on, Kiibo. I don’t have all day!” She announced loudly. ‘Some people have other shit to do!’

With a defeated sigh leaving his mouth, Kiibo followed the woman out of the lab. 

Spritz, spritz.

The blondette sprayed a polishing agent onto her spanner, wiping off the grease residue with a stained, once-was-white rag. Miu tossed the rag onto the floor of her research lab and made her way over to Kiibo. “Alright! I’m just gonna start by checking if any of your bolts are loose.” She circled around the robot in front of her. ‘Or see if any of your nuts aren’t tight enough~’

Kiibo scrunched up his face. He shook his head while blushing a little. “W-What do you mean?” He asked, totally missing her sexual innuendo that had left her mouth.

Miu just giggled and nodded her head almost seductively. “You know exactly what I mean~” She sneered as she leaned closer to him. 

Slowly, she ran the tip of the cold spanner along Kiibo’s armour, the sound of metal scraping against metal filled the almost silent room. 

Miu let out another flirty giggle when Kiibo shuddered to the sound of the metal tool scratching along his body. “Hehe…look at you~ You’re all tensed~” She crooned, gently tapping the tool against his metal armour, the two aluminiums clanging against each other.

“Hah~...M-Miu?” Kiibo locked up his…gears, the girl’s icy glare sending shivers through him. 

The girl in front of him just laughed sensually. She moved the tool off of him and spun it around in her hand. “Whaaattt?~” She giggled, tapping the spanner onto the palm of her hand while furrowing her eyebrows flirtatiously. 

Miu gazed around the room for a moment before looking back at Kiibo, a almost fucked-out expression on her face. “I wonder if robots can feel horniness~” She wondered out loud. 

Kiibo squinted his eyes and looked up upon the blonde woman. “W-What?...what are you talking about?” He mumbled nervously. 

Miu didn’t reply; all she did was smirk with a giggle. She made her way backwards to the desktop behind her. 

She chuckled seducingly before speaking. “Oh, you know…~” She slowly picked up a scrap piece of silver wire from the table. 

The wire was a decent length, long enough to tie a person’s wrists together. 

Miu made her way back to Kiibo, tightening the length of wire in both her hands. “This can be apart of your maintenance~” 

Kiibo was simultaneously panicking. He knew the way that Miu was. She was officially the queen of acting out sexual tension, but never one to actually engage in it, which gave the robot a little hope that she wasn’t thinking of anything too crazy. And wasn’t planning to do anything too crazy. 

Slapping the end of the tough wire on her hand, Miu took a few steps closer to Kiibo. “Relax, kiibs~” She twirled the wire around her finger, battering her eyelashes down at him.

‘You won’t feel a thing…~’

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[kittenpinkamations]

I still don’t have art for this but i finally figured out the lore for the artefacts in CBA so here’s a loredump before i forget, let’s gooooo

*Ahem*

The Singing Spheres, Five absolutely ancient orbs configured through powerful magic and sustained by reinforcement spells to help the communities they inhabit. Spread throughout the world at the centre of different towns, casting an area-wide effect around it. It’s said that when you’re within an affected area, you can hear a constant, gentle song at the back of your head.

I’m thiiinking in the hypothetical CBA show there’d be episodes dedicated to the gang trying to protect these from being stolen by The Quantum Order- with specific orbs corresponding to one of their arcs. They ultimately fail in this, because Persophia still steals them & harvests their magic, but at least they tried.

The Pearl Of Weather, displayed as the topper of a humble, pretty-but-not-too-fancy water fountain in the middle of town. Protects area from disasters & storms, provides rain for crops, can be scheduled to suit the people’s needs. (Tyler has to learn to get angry and stand up for himself, he doesn’t just exist to be the helpful everyman. Also where he and Zeke get stuck somewhere & Tyler finally snaps at him for being condescending)

The Star Of Sight, embedded into the head of a statue with two holes, letting the light shine through the “eyes”. The statue is that of a bird looking at the sky. Gives people night vision and removes the need for industrial lighting. You can see the stars in broad daylight. (Nova wants to be seen as themself instead of the shadow of a dead sibling they never knew, and prove to Ryan they can be trusted to make their own decisions.)

The Gift Of Animation, embedded into a mural on the wall, held in the hands of a painting of a little kid presenting the orb like one would a present. Brings physical art like sculptures or drawings with a specific sigil drawn on it to life. (Ryan needs to learn he can’t just always do things by the book, these aren’t his school robots- he needs to be loose & creative.)

The Eye Of Integrity, kept at the top of a watchtower. Acts as a truth field, people physically cannot tell a lie, but they can still keep secrets and refuse to talk about things. Does not give people knowledge they didn’t already know- it’s personal honesty, not universal truth. (Emiko realising her mistrust was misplaced. Also learning to be more compassionate towards Zeke specifically because he’s a compulsive liar (emphasis on the COMPULSIVE) and suddenly not having his most familiar coping mechanism with him is agonising and she realises oh god he’s not some evil mastermind plotting behind her back he’s actually in pain)

The Staff Of Health, orb kept at the tip of a wooden staff placed in a display case in a historical replica of its inventor’s old cottage. Keeps people physically healthy & keeps sickness at bay, does not affect aging, and works slower with severe injury. Does not remove disability but can soothe pain. (Zeke has to learn he needs to focus more on doing good than punishing himself for doing bad)

[katgametable]

TAZ Balance Episode 29: The Crystal Kingdom Chapter 1

Written 01 May 2025, shortly after relistening, having listened to the entire Balance arc some time ago.

It’s Candlenights in Faerun, a pan-religious winter super-holiday. The three are in their suite and are hosting a party, and it’s time for the gift exchange. Johan gives them little music boxes of his own compositions, and Magnus gives him a small wooden figure of himself, and Taako gives him macarons. Killian gives them personalised whetstones in the shape of ducks, Magnus gives her a small wooden figure of a duck, and Taako gives her more macarons. Avi gives them small bottles of brandywine, Magnus gives him a board for beer tasting, and Taako gives him…macarons. Angus gives them books from his favourite YA series, Taako gives him some of the spoons he’d sold to the Fantasy CostCo, and Merle gives him a whetstone in the shape of a duck. The Director gives them a holiday bonus, Magnus gives her a coupon for a free back rub, and Taako gives her macarons. Magnus gives Merle and Taako chairs that double as commodes for their new rooms. Merle tries to regift the books, and Taako distributes more macarons. There is one present left, addressed to Taako, Merle and Magnus. Magnus opens it, and there’s a box with three blue iron-on badges, with a pattern of twelve coloured circles around a word in an unknown language. There’s a note saying “For your eyes only”. The Director gets curious, but Magnus puts in his bag, claiming it’s pornography. She is suspicious, but a voice through her necklace calls her name (Lucretia), and she walks away, arguing with the other end. The party atmosphere is soured.

Lucretia walks back to the party, and orders Avi to move the moon base south, even though that’s not the normal path of the moon. The person Lucretia was talking to was Lucas, the scientist, who hijacked her emergency stone of farspeech, because he’s been covertly experimenting with a Grand Relic, the Philosopher’s Stone. The Stone allows someone to transmute anything into anything else. It is turning the world into crystal. He claims someone else has taken it over, and everything the crystal (pink tourmaline) touches, also turns into crystal. The only other creatures in his lab are his robot assistants. The lab is divided into sections with arcane airlocks, which has limited the spread, but the exterior is covered, and the lab, floating over the Stillwater Sea, is now so heavy it’s sinking, and if it touches the sea, the crystal with cover the whole world. Lucas reckons they can use null suits to get in, and sends Johan to go get Leon to prepare them. Then she instructs them to retrieve the Stone, and they are in charge. Killian is sent to assemble her squad of Regulators to apprehend Lucas. Magnus asks Lucretia about her relationship with Lucas; she’s worked with him a lot, and his family are very well known inventors, but if the Stone has corrupted him, they are allowed to kill him if they have to. Lucretia is devastated, and wonders if Lucas had been stringing her along the whole time. Davenport comes to support her, and by this point, it sounds like Davenport can only say his own name.

The three head over to Leon the artificer. He explains that null suits cancel out a particular school of magic. The suits wrap around their bodies and have fish-bowl style helmets with retractable visors. Leon has them get into a chamber and get sprayed. Taako won’t be able to cast transmutation spells, but they, their weapons and their items, are protected - as long as the suits stay intact. Then they head for the hanger. 

In the hanger, there are two gondolas. Killian is waiting with her crew: Carey Fangbattle the Dragonborn Rogue and Boyland the Dwarf Fighter, who smokes a big cigar. (Carey is the sister of Jeremy “Scales” Fangbattle the Dragonborn Bard, who was one of the PCs in the bonus episodes “The Great Switcheroo” and “Return of the Hogsbottom Three”, which I will be reviewing at a later date.) Lucas, still speaking through Lucretia’s necklace, recommends they come in through the conservatory, and describes how they can get through the lab to get to him. Angus, speaking through the three’s stones, advises them that Lucas’ profile indicates recklessness and it could be dangerous. Magnus asks about robots, and Lucas says he didn’t see anything, but he just bolted. So Magnus tells his shield about the time he fought a robot. Lucretia hands him the necklace to keep in contact with Lucas, and they roll out. 

The Candlenights lore is nice, but the party scene was possibly a bit long, and…the PCs can kinda come off as jerks to their coworkers. I left out details of the more unpleasant jokes they played. Cool idea, execution a little off. But the sudden interruption? That worked a treat.

There is something odd. Lucretia keeps insisting that the three PCs are the only people she’s ever heard of who could handle the Grand Relics without being corrupted. But. Presumably everyone using them during the war was kinda corrupt to start with. The Gauntlet was locked up and the only person to use it since the war was Gundren. The Oculus and the Sash had only just been located by the Bureau; no-one used the Oculus, and Sloane was actually having quite a bit of success fighting the Sash - she did actually beat it, even if it took Hurley’s sacrifice. The Stone, Lucas has had it for an indeterminate period of time, Lucretia only just found out about it, and it doesn’t sound like he’s been corrupted so much as he lost control. So, who did Lucretia see try to use the Relics and immediately become corrupted? Is she just basing her assumptions on what happened in the big war? There’s also the fact that she insisted Captain Bane must have tried to poison the PCs because the Sash corrupted him, even though he never came into contact with it and Taako was firm in telling her someone else was controlling him.

To be clear, while I have listened to the entire story, and I do know where it’s going, I don’t remember enough of the details to understand what’s going on here.

But this is a great setup for an adventure. They’ve got to get through various danger-filled rooms to reach their target. It’s dungeon crawl time!

[navemporiumblogs]

Best Educational Toys That Make Learning Fun

Introduction

Educational toys are a great way to make learning enjoyable for kids of all ages. Whether it's building critical thinking skills, improving problem-solving abilities, or encouraging creativity, the right toys can turn education into an exciting adventure. In this guide, we’ll explore some of the best educational toys that combine fun with learning.

Why Educational Toys Are Important

Encourage Hands-On Learning – Kids learn best through play and experimentation.

Improve Cognitive Skills – Enhance memory, problem-solving, and logical thinking.

Promote STEM Learning – Introduce children to science, technology, engineering, and math.

Boost Creativity and Imagination – Help kids think outside the box and develop new ideas.

Support Social and Emotional Development – Encourage teamwork, patience, and resilience.

Best Educational Toys by Category

1. STEM Toys for Science and Engineering

STEM toys help kids develop essential skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on activities.

Top Picks:

LEGO Education Sets – Great for building engineering and problem-solving skills.

Snap Circuits – Introduces kids to electrical engineering with fun circuit-building projects.

Magna-Tiles – Helps kids understand geometry and spatial reasoning through magnetic tile construction.

Kano Computer Kit – Allows children to build their own computers and learn coding basics.

2. Coding and Robotics Toys

Technology-driven toys teach kids how to code and develop computational thinking skills.

Top Picks:

Botley 2.0 Coding Robot – A screen-free way to introduce coding to young learners.

Osmo Coding Starter Kit – An interactive coding game that helps kids learn programming concepts.

Sphero BOLT – A programmable robotic ball that teaches STEM through interactive play.

LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor – A robotics kit that allows kids to build and program their own robots.

3. Language and Literacy Toys

Toys that promote reading and language development help kids build strong communication skills.

Top Picks:

LeapFrog LeapReader – A reading and writing system that enhances literacy skills.

VTech Write & Learn Creative Center – Encourages kids to practice letters and numbers.

Yoto Player – A screen-free audio player with stories, music, and educational content.

Speak & Spell by Texas Instruments – A fun way to boost spelling and vocabulary.

4. Math and Logic Games

Math games make numbers and problem-solving fun, helping kids develop logical thinking.

Top Picks:

Math Bingo – A fun way to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Rush Hour Traffic Jam Puzzle – Enhances problem-solving and spatial reasoning skills.

Sum Swamp – An interactive math board game for early learners.

Monkey Balance Game – A hands-on way to introduce counting and basic math concepts.

5. Creative and Artistic Toys

Art and music-related toys help kids express themselves creatively while improving motor skills and concentration.

Top Picks:

Crayola Light-Up Tracing Pad – A great way to encourage artistic skills and creativity.

Melissa & Doug Wooden Stamp Set – Inspires storytelling and imaginative play.

Ukulele Starter Kit for Kids – A beginner-friendly musical instrument to develop rhythm and coordination.

Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio – Brings kids’ clay creations to life using augmented reality.

6. Puzzle and Brain-Boosting Games

Puzzles and strategy games help kids develop patience, concentration, and analytical thinking.

Top Picks:

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[steliosagapitos]

~ "The world's first android or programmed automatic was in 1774 during the reign of Louis XVI, the Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jacques Dro created this engineering prodigy. At plain sight, 'The Writing Boy' looks like an old toy: a wooden doll with a porcelain head, barefoot, and with a goose feather in hand. However, inside this doll lies a technological marvel: 6,000 mobile pieces operate a writing mechanism that turns the 'child' into the world's first automatic calligrapher. Developed in 20 months of hard work by Pierre Jacques Dro, 'The Writing Boy' writes his first sentence: 'My inventor is Jacques Dro'. The presentation in Paris in 1774 left King Louis XVI's court speechless. A milestone in the history of robotics and engineering: - The world's first programmed Android; - 6,000 mobile pieces in a writing mechanism; - Developed in 20 months by Pierre Jacques Dro; - And it was introduced in Paris in 1774." ~

[thehistoryofsciencefiction]

ANTIKYTHERA, ALBERTUS MAGNUS AND ADA LOVELACE:

The Ancient Roots of AI.

Image created by Copilot, copyright Everyman Publishing.

How far back does the concept of self-aware machines go? That's what we try to answer in this article, by Taylor Quincy Moore!

1. The Antikythera Mechanism

In the spring of 1900 a boat of sponge divers was sailing in the Aegean sea near the island of Antikythera, and discovered the wreck of a sunken ship. Among the recovered artifacts was a small bronze object containing geared parts attached to a wooden frame. After decades of examination, researchers began to realize it could be a form of ancient computer, possibly invented to predict astronomical events. In the late 1950s, Dr. Derek de Solla Price reported each gear corresponded to a different heavenly body. He speculated that the mechanism was a calendrical computing device for determining time on the basis of the movements of the sun and the moon, and other stars and planets known to the Greeks. 

In 1986, the writer Eric von Daniken claimed that the object was the work of (naturally) ancient aliens. Further investigation by X-ray scans and computer models reveal that the artifact was nothing less than a mechanical representation of the known universe, constructed upon logical rules, and capable of extrapolating future celestial events.

 Scholars have noted that Cicero, who visited the island in 79 or 78 BC, observed a device similar to this being constructed in the workshop of the Stoic philosopher Poseidonios of Apameia. However, some historians have speculated the Mechanism was constructed by the famed astronomer Hipparchus of Rhodes, in around 60 BC. The design of the mechanism appears to follow the tradition of sundial devices constructed by Archimedes, and the differential gear assembly used to calculate the differences between two rotations is the first known example of such technology in recorded history. The Antikythera Mechanism currently resides in the National Archeological Museum in Athens.

ABOVE: The artifacts recovered from the shipwreck, currently on display in the National Archeological Museum in Athens. Photo taken by author.

ABOVE: A reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism. Photo taken by author.

2.  Hero of Alexandria, and other Ancient Engineers

 Extraordinary as the mechanism might seem, it was but one example of experiments with automata in the age of antiquity. In Greece, Aristotle wrote of the possibility of automated tools. Archytas of Tarentum, often hailed as the father of mathematical mechanics, designed the first known self-powered flying device automaton around 400 BC. 

Inventors like Ktesibios and Hero of Alexandria created water-powered devices and other mechanical marvels. Ktesibios’s water clock, featuring elaborate automatons and alarm mechanisms, was a milestone in early automaton design. Hero of Alexandria’s treatise, On Automatic Theaters, on Pneumatics, and on Mechanics, offers insights into the diversity of ancient automata. His aeolipile is regarded as the first proposed steam engine, and his book’s descriptions of mechanical singing birds, robotic servants, and automated puppet theaters showcase the ingenuity of ancient engineers. These Greco-Alexandrian innovations were resumed centuries later by Arab-Islamic engineers such as the Banū Mūsā brothers in 9th century Baghdad, whose Book of Ingenious Devices contains designs for several different automata.

3. The Brazen Heads of Friar Bacon 

The earliest documented mention of a human-looking artificial head that is able to speak prophecies dates back to before the Renaissance, appearing in the 12th-century Chronicle of the Kings of England by William of Malmesbury. The historian credits Gerbert of Aurillac, later Pope Sylvester II in 999, with its creation. According to the account, Gerbert journeyed to Spain to "study astrology and related sciences from the Saracens," eventually stealing a spellbook from a Saracen scholar and making a pact with the devil, which supposedly elevated him to the papacy. Gerbert then used astrological knowledge to craft a head that would correctly respond "yes" or "no" to any inquiry, including one about his own death. Despite his intellect, Gerbert didn’t ask the right question: although told he would die after singing Mass in Jerusalem, he misinterpreted this, dying shortly after leading Mass in the Jerusalem Church in Rome, not the city.

William’s narrative is central to the myth's transmission and understanding. As a Christian monk, he saw Islam as profane. Gerbert’s association with Saracens (a term medieval Europeans often applied to Arabs and later Muslims) suggested to William that he had dabbled in dark arts, thereby introducing a "demonic" artifact to the West. William may also have linked it to paganism by referencing Daedalus, the inventive figure from Greek mythology who created numerous ancient automata and fathered Icarus.

The most frequently cited brazen head is the one reportedly built by the 13th-century philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger Bacon, although tales of its creation emerged only centuries after his death. In the anonymous 16th-century prose romance The Famous History of Fryer Bacon, the magical object is described as an exact brass replica of a human head, complete with "internal organs." To make it speak, Bacon sought advice from the Devil, who told him it would gain speech after several weeks, powered by "the constant fumes of six of the hottest simples," a group of plants used in alchemical medicine.

This tale was also part of the plot in the popular play Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, written by English dramatist Robert Greene and first staged around 1589. In both versions, Bacon’s ultimate goal was to create a magical brass wall around Britain to defend it from invasions, with the all-knowing head aiding the endeavor. However, a crucial difference is that in the play, the "monstrous head" isn’t made by alchemy or natural magic but by "necromantic charms." In both accounts, Bacon is asleep when the head finally speaks—uttering “Time is,” “Time was,” and “Time is past.” Bacon loses the chance to ask it about universal mysteries, and the head self-destructs.

Despite Bacon's expertise in mathematics and geometry and his pioneering of the scientific method, rumors that he had constructed a brazen head "with the Devil’s help" persisted into the 17th century. While the extent of his alleged magical activities is still debated, some of his experiments in optics, which created impressive illusions, were accused of being "powered by evil spirits," as stated by 16th-century mathematician Robert Recorde. Although there’s no evidence that Bacon actually made a brazen head, his interest in early astronomical clocks—also made of brass and providing cosmic information—likely fueled the legend.

Bacon’s mentor, Bishop Robert Grosseteste, another polymath, was similarly rumored to have constructed a brazen head, supposedly using "astral science" to foresee the future. Their stories share many parallels—especially Grosseteste also being asleep when the head spoke cryptically—suggesting that the legends may have influenced each other. Like Bacon, Grosseteste wasn’t a sorcerer, but he remains an important figure in mathematical physics and is still celebrated as a key figure in the development of Oxford University, where he lectured.

Even a saint was said to have made a brazen head. Renaissance accounts claim that Saint Albertus Magnus spent 30 years crafting a brass automaton capable of answering any question. According to one version, his disciple, Thomas Aquinas, smashed it to pieces because it talked too much.

For many Christians, these devices represented not just unnatural creations, but remnants of paganism. In early modern England, Protestants used the image of the brazen head for their own political ends. In Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, Bacon—like Gerbert, Grosseteste, and Albertus Magnus, all intellectuals pursuing advanced ideas in philosophy and science—is portrayed as a sorcerer. The play reflects Reformation propaganda, depicting the Middle Ages as a time rife with magic and superstition, contrasting with Protestantism’s promotion of progress and reason over Catholic credulity.

The life of Roger Bacon was the subject of the historical novel Dr. Mirabilis by  James Blish, published in 1964, but this work takes a realistic approach in depicting Bacon as one of the first theoretical scientists in world history. However, before that - in 1956 - The Brazen Head by John Cowper Powys, takes a Modernist, almost Surrealist  style to Bacon’s life and focuses on the supposed supernatural powers of the artificial, oracular head. 

4. Clockwork Computers 

The word "computer" was used as far back as the 1600s, meaning "a person who performs computations".

The Pascaline, invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642, is one of the earliest mechanical calculating machines. Designed to assist his father, a tax collector, with arithmetic calculations, the device aimed to simplify the process of adding and subtracting numbers. The Pascaline operates using a system of interlocking gears and wheels. It features a series of dials, each representing a digit from 0 to 9. When a user turns the dials, the gears rotate to reflect the changes in value. To perform addition, the user turns the appropriate dials to input numbers. For subtraction, a special mechanism allows the user to adjust the dials in the opposite direction.

Pascal built the machine with a robust construction to withstand frequent use. The original models were made of wood, but later versions included brass components for increased durability and precision. The machine could perform calculations up to 999,999, making it a significant advancement for its time. While Pascal produced about 20 units, the Pascaline was not widely adopted due to its complexity and high cost. Most users preferred traditional methods of calculation, such as counting on fingers or using an abacus. However, the Pascaline laid important groundwork for future developments in computing and mechanical calculators.

Despite its limited commercial success, the invention showcased Pascal's ingenuity and contributed to the evolution of mechanical devices designed for mathematical tasks. Today, the Pascaline is recognized as a pioneering effort in the field of computing, highlighting the intersection of mathematics and engineering in the 17th century. Pascal's work inspired future inventors and mathematicians, paving the way for more advanced calculating machines in subsequent centuries.

5. The Terrible Turk  

Centuries later, the legend of Bacon’s brazen head still breathed in the works of Daniel Defoe, Lord Byron, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In A Journal of the Plague Year (1722), Defoe describes how brazen heads were “the usual sign” that marked the dwellings of fortune-tellers and astrologers in 1665 London.The legacy of an imaginary all-knowing mechanical device supposedly endowed with the ability to answer any question and predict the future lived on through the Renaissance and into the Enlightenment era, as clockmakers constructed more and more complicated automata.

Centuries later, the legend of Bacon’s brazen head still breathed in the works of Daniel Defoe, Lord Byron, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In A Journal of the Plague Year (1722), Defoe describes how brazen heads were “the usual sign” that marked the dwellings of fortune-tellers and astrologers in 1665 London. 

18th century Europe was captivated by The Turk, an anthropomorphic chess-playing machine that took on many human players and won. Sadly, the Turk was ultimately revealed to be a fake: the mechanical arm was controlled by a short-statured person hiding under the automaton’s table. It did, however, demonstrate that there has always been a deep fascination with mechanical objects imitating life. Fortune-telling automata suc\h as Zoltar are still a fixture in some Las Vegas casinos. 

6. Gulliver’s ChatGPT 

Gulliver’s Travels, first published in 1726, contains the first depiction of an AI content generator. "The Engine" is a device that generates permutations of word sets, and is able to write book-length narratives by itself. It is found at the Academy of Projectors in Lagado and is described thus by Swift:  

 The professor then desired me “to observe; for he was going to set his engine at work.” The pupils, at his command, took each of them hold of an iron handle, whereof there were forty fixed round the edges of the frame; and giving them a sudden turn, the whole disposition of the words was entirely changed …This work was repeated three or four times, and at every turn, the engine was so contrived, that the words shifted into new places, as the square bits of wood moved upside down.

The professor tells Gulliver that the books can be created according to the user's wants with the correct "computation". In reply, Gulliver makes the following statement:

I told him, although it were the custom of our learned in Europe to steal inventions from each other, who had thereby at least this advantage, that it became a controversy as to who was the right owner, yet I would take such caution, that he should have the honour entire without a rival.

And so, the IP squabbles of the 21st Century were foretold.

7: Ada and the Analytical Engine 

Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage are often credited as pioneers in the field of computing and artificial intelligence. Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and inventor, is known for designing the Analytical Engine in the 1830s. This machine was a mechanical general-purpose computer that included features like an arithmetic logic unit, control flow through conditional branching, and memory. If it had been taken off the design boards and attempted in reality, steam is the only way it could have been powered. The Scientific American article Ada Lovelace's Endnotes by Jack Murtagh described it thus:

Sketches and specs depict an intricate beast with rattling gear columns towering 15 feet high, lever panels cranking in lockstep and thousands of moving parts moving together in a kind of Steampunk orchestra.

Although Babbage never completed the construction of the Analytical Engine, his designs nevertheless laid the groundwork for modern computers.

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, better known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer who has come to be recognized as the first computer programmer. Her interest in science and math developed as a result of her mother, Lady Byron, steering her away from literary influences lest Ada follow in the path of her notorious father, Lord Byron. She worked with Babbage on the Analytical Engine and understood its potential beyond mere calculation. Lovelace wrote extensive notes on the engine, including a detailed description of how it could perform calculations using algorithms. She was also commissioned to translate a paper on the Engine written by Italian mathematician and engineer Luigi Federico Menabrea. During the process of translation, Lovelace corrected his errors and added seven endnotes of her own - one of which, Note G, contained the world's first published computer program, an algorithm for calculating Bernoulli numbers, which are essential for the branch of math known as analysis.

Whereas Babbage aw the Analytical Engine in terms of pure mathematics, Lovelace's vision extended to the potential of machines to manipulate symbols and create art, suggesting that computers could go beyond numerical calculations. She foresaw a future where machines could have creative and intellectual capabilities originating in text-based prompts, which aligns closely with concepts in AI today.

Together, Babbage and Lovelace's contributions are foundational to computer science. Babbage’s mechanical design principles and Lovelace’s insight into programming and machine capabilities set the stage for future developments in computing and AI. Their work was immortalized in the classic Steampunk novel The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, published in 1991.

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[blu3cl0v3rs]

in season 11 (Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu), Zane (robot guy with ice powers) is dropped into an ice realm, loses his memories, and manipulated into becoming a ruthless emperor. his advisor (and manipulator) convinces him to commit genocide to the Yeti (the only survivor is Krag, the sweetest boy), but i'm assuming the poll is referring to the other group of people he committed genocide against: the Formlings, who are a species who can shapeshift.

in season 3 (Rebooted), Zane has his blueprints stolen and mass produced to be evil via the embodiment of evil itself: the Overlord. The Overlord has the clones go to a comet which has this gold that has the ability to create anything the holder desires (but it kills the average/mortal holder. only like four people have been able to canonically hold it). on this comet, there are these alien bugs who consume metal. the Ninja try to stop the clones by also going to the comet onboard the clones' ship, and end up fighting both the clones and the bugs.

in season 5 (Possession), a vengeful ghost named Morro was told by Wu that he would be the Green Ninja. spoiler: he isn't. he's not happy about it. so, he possesses Lloyd (actual Green Ninja, grandson of god (sorta?), and Wu's nephew), steals Wu's stick that has symbols that are clues to god's resting place, and goes to a bar-esque place to get something to drink. (little tangent, but i'm pretty sure this was a power move, because ghosts die from water in Ninjago. so, basically, Morro's going "fuck you Lloyd, can't get rid of me that easily".)

in season 8 (Sons of Garmadon), Harumi (main antagonist and cult leader ig) gets adopted by the royal family. but she hates them. so, she explodes them and resurrects Lloyd's dad, except he's evil because angst, and gets adopted by him. i guess?

DRAGONS RISING SPOILERS AHEAD‼️‼️

In DR season 1, Sora (trans-coded girl with cat headphones and religious-coded trauma, sorta?) posts a video to the cultish society she grew up in that shows their empress actually doesn't care about her people, which convinces a majority of people to overthrow her

in season 6 (Skybound), a Djinn named Nadakhan (essentially an orange genie) can only grant his own wishes if he gets married. yeah. so he finds Nya (badass teenage samurai turned ninja), who looks exactly like his dead wife, and decides to marry her so he can have his dead wife possess her.

in season 14 OR a four episode special (The Island), Jay (dorky inventor guy who can shoot lightning) is found by these people called the Keepers of the Amulet, who harbor the Storm Amulet. After they see him shoot lightning, they think that sacrificing him to Wojira (a powerful serpent who can control storm and ocean with these two amulets that were embedded into her head. yes, the same amulet the Keepers guard) will stop her from attacking them. However, Ronin (mercenary guy) has been faking the attacks with essentially a giant wooden puppet, so the Ninja arrest him. so yeah, fake serpent goddess.

in season 1 (Rise of the Serpentine/Snakes), Cole (food lover who's super strong and controls the earth) has a dead mom, who passed due to a terminal disease, probably lego cancer or something. anyways, after Jay says he doesn't want to spend time with his parents, the Ninja decide to guilt trip him into doing it by blatantly mentioning things like their place of work and whatnot. Cole pretends to call his parents (he hasn't talked to his dad since he ran away from his boarding school, and his mom's dead) to guilt trip Jay. yeah.

in DR season 2, Beatrix (the cult leader empress who Sora overthrew) was not the favorite of her father's, since her sister Zeatrix had elemental powers. so, Beatrix teams up with this anthropomorphic cat to hijack her dad's flying car thing to crash. she became Empress in his stead (and we're assuming her sister is either locked up or also dead).

Jay and Nya (i'm pretty sure this is the main couple the poll is) have only kissed twice, but since i'm not an avid jaya fan, i honestly couldn't tell you when.

unfortunately, we've never gotten a cowboy season 😔

remake of that one post that i cannot find so some please link it in the comments!!

[herowithnofear]

Anakin Skywalker.

23. He/Him (fc: Hayden Christensen).

Paladin of Dratho || Oath of the Jedi, the Chosen || Tiefling || Kelsvack

most people recognize him by his bruised knuckles and oil-stained hands, the wind in your hair and the sun blinding your eyes, the moment you leave atmosphere and become weightless and their righteous & vengeful. thereda is a large and mysterious land whose glad to have anakin skywalker roaming the lands.

Anakin hails from Kelsvack, where he and his mother were raised and made their livelihood as servants to the wealthier families in the over-populated village surrounding the river. His father never had a name, if he even had one.

Tempted by the vulnerability associated with overpopulation, where thieves can disappear into a crowd like water, the world upended for Anakin when bandits laid siege to the outermost Kelsvack--a place where he and his mother took up residence. It wasn't fair enough to call it a fight--it was simply a massacre.

Anakin survived by the grace of an unnamed Jedi, who cut through the masses declaring an attack of such magnitude and such disparity was one argued to be protected by the will of Dratho: death is inevitable, but it is not planned, and it was not time. Standing in the wreckage of his slummed quarters, the world seemingly on fire, Anakin took a vow in the name of justice, for revenge.

To the Oath, it felt like a sign. Sometimes, Anakin thinks it was simply a mistake. His duty is to maintain Fate, as was dictated by the stars in the destruction of his quarter. His grief and loss has always been viewed as something to be desired.

There is Death. We must prevent it if unjust in form.

The tiefling was then swept away from Kelsvack, and hasn't returned since. He sped through the ranks of apprentice and learner, a fierce warrior in a time of upheaval throughout Theredas, and what he lacked in diplomatic skill he made up for with sheer charm and battle prowess. Now, Anakin stands at the rank of Paladin, and has commandeered different skills of battle strategy, scouting, hunting, and the occasional required bounty.

He is a Master at Djem So, a fighting stance favoring dominance and attack in battle.

Growing up with the ghost stories surrounding the selvik, Anakin was familiar with the concept of death from a young age. Despite this, the deemed Hero with No Fear seems to have just one.

Anakin has a typical rugged appearance, his hair curling out from his horns and almost disguising them with its disheveled pattern. He dresses in loose clothing when he can, reminiscent of the warmer environment where he was raised, and maintains a steady resting neutral face (no more than neutral, nope, he's such a pleasant guy).

He boasts sandy-tan skin and darker orange horns that blend in just so with his hair--Anakin's grin is toothy and full of teeth.

Anakin lost his right arm in battle set just prior to the beginning of the campaign, and as such, is out of the field currently and recuperating by learning to live with his (currently shoddy) wooden prosthetic.

Sometimes, non-considering the Oath taken, the Paladin wished he could be an inventor--he often spends his time in Theredas admiring the artistry of the mechanics there, and is fascinated with robotic attachment and architecture.

He loves horse racing, and is deemed best in his class (don't listen to what anyone else has to say)

[robotrekwalkthrough]

Rococo Town (To rescue the children, part 1)

Something strange has happened. The police talk to some of the neighbors near the entrance to the town. Hero stopped to listen to what they were saying:

Police:...Anyway, it will be lots of trouble, but for the sake of the children's lives...

Please help. But be careful, it's very dangerous by the river. Well, let's go.

Hero, concerned, seeing that the officer was approaching, asked him what was happened:

Hero: Officer, what happened?

The officer responded:

Police: What? What happened? The children ran off toward the riverside there are landslides, and Hackers are afoot, I'm going out to get them. Ah, finally!

When he finished listening to the police officer, the boy began to plan to go in search of those children as well, but first he had to talk to Nagisa, his neighbors and the Mayor.

Hero's House

At home, seeing Nagisa, Hero couldn't tell her what had happened, so he just greeted her, asked her for advice and with that advice he went out in search of those naughty children.

Nagisa: With more experience you'll be able to read books and get hints on inventing. Work hard. Apparently she was not aware of what had happened, but in reality she already knew.

Hero went to visit Stella again.

Stella's House.

Hero saw Stella walking quickly from one place to another.He approached her and worried and scared, she told him:

Stella: Oh, sonny. Have you heard? Some children from town got lost in the riverside cave. I wonder if they're safe.

When I think of how their mothers worry, I pity them.

Hero: I'm so sorry, Stella.

He left Stella's house to go see the Major. On his way, he saw the little girl with her dog Turbo walking back and forth.

Hero, suspecting that she might know more about why those children went to the cave with a river, asked her:

Hero: Excuse me, do you know why the boys went to a cave?

Little girl: The boys? They're looking for the Hacker's hideout in the cave by the river. That's what they say.

People are always chasing their dreams. It's not too cool to get lost.

Hero: About the dreams is true and the other one...Hmmm...Thank you very much for the information.

Hero thinking:

"Why would a girl think like that? Any way, those children went in search the Hackers. I'll go to rescue those boys and at the same time find out what the purpose of the Hackers...I'll go for the mayor.

He continued going to City Hall. He entered the Mayor's office:

Mayor's office

Mayor: Einst isn't here any more, kid. He heard some kids were trapped in a cave, he went to see if, he could help. He really is as great an inventor as they say he is.

Surprised, Hero thought:

"What?! That inventor jealous of his knowledge, is going in search of those children! I have to go see him. Maybe he is more kind and wants me to assist him in the rescue."

So the more determined Hero went to look for those children.

Forest

At the entrance to the forest, Hero found a wooden sign. He read it:

"Hacker monster are lurking about. Unless you have to, keep out! Rococo Police."

Hero: Hackers have monsters!! That's interesting...No, no. I'm not afraid. My pal, Redbot will protect me from those creatures.

Then he entered the forest with a vegetation of bushes and trees. On the way he noticed something weird:

Hero: How weird! The mushroom that was behind me, as soon as I approached...Ah! it's following me!...There's another one!

The battle against a Mushroom began:

Hero: Be careful. It looks harmless, but it's not. Don't let your guard down.

Redbot: Understood, Hero.

The robot stood on guard, but this caused the Mushroom to come closer and shoot a spore at him, causing less damage.

Hero: Aaah! I'm glad there wasn't much damage. Redbot! Uses Shot 1.

Redbot: Right, Hero.

Redbot defeated that mushroom with that attack.

Hero: That was close.

Redbot: Yeah.

Hero returned Redbot to his capsule and he continue run so that the other mushroom wouldn't reach him.

Hero: It must have been one of those monsters the Hackers made...

A big clockwork robot?!

The battle against a Mine began:

Hero: For this enemy, we will need your Bomb 1. Let's go Redbot!

So Redbot threw a Bomb 1 and with that, Mine was destroyed.

Hero: Without any problem, my partner Redbot was able to defeat that robot toy.

Redbot: Thanks, Hero.

Hero: Back to the capsule. When I need you, I won't hesitate to take you out. Thanks again. Now to continue with the inspection of the place...Oh, another one of those Mine robots. This time I'm going to avoid it.

After dodging it, he headed to the right where he found a fruit on the ground. He inspected it and found a seed.

Hero: It must be useful for something. Since it's biological, I highly doubt the Invention Machine will accept it.

He looked back and saw another Mushroom, to avoid fighting him, he made him follow him until he reached the other side of those trees, confuse him and thus return below where he found the seed, a capsule with 300 GP.

He again dodged the Mine to the north and managed to get out of the forest.

He made his way south until he reached a river.

Items: Seed and 300 GP.

Mushroom:

Drops: 150 GP

*Very rarely will drop a capsule with 1000 GP or 7500 GP. It is a matter of luck to get them.

Mine:

Drops: Clean.

Rarely: 1000GP, 7500GP.