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, and were launched commercially in Montreal in 2006.

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, Sep 7, 2006 "Invasion of the DIY Robots" by Jessie Scanlon.
Online edition
retrieved on October 18, 2007. Playful Invention Company (PICO), co-founded by

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, Brian Silverman and Paula Bonta, was formed with financial support from Lego Group, the Danish construction toy manufacturer, to commercialize the toy. , PICO also markets a toy for use with the

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, another MIT Media Lab development.

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External links

PicoCricket
commercial site * MIT Spectrum, Winter 199

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