Turn Your Old Wine Corks into Robotic Buddies with The Corkers Set
Andrew Sztein — February 2, 2013 — Tech
References: animicausa & bitrebels
I've never understood why wine connoisseurs like to save their old wine corks, until now.
In a joint project between Reddish Studio and Monkey Business Design, you can turn your old wine corks into a fun loving robotic best friend. Whether you want a robot with a propeller head, wind up starters or just a more humanoid approach, the Corkers sets are for you. There's four sets to choose from at $7.99 each. There's the heroic Yuri set, the lethally cute Bella, the speedy Willy and the food loving Luke.
When you purchase a set, you get a bunch of attachable limbs and accessories so that you can customize your new cork buddies just the way you'd like to. Have a robotic buddy made out of old wine corks could be one heck of a conversation starter piece on your work desk.
In a joint project between Reddish Studio and Monkey Business Design, you can turn your old wine corks into a fun loving robotic best friend. Whether you want a robot with a propeller head, wind up starters or just a more humanoid approach, the Corkers sets are for you. There's four sets to choose from at $7.99 each. There's the heroic Yuri set, the lethally cute Bella, the speedy Willy and the food loving Luke.
When you purchase a set, you get a bunch of attachable limbs and accessories so that you can customize your new cork buddies just the way you'd like to. Have a robotic buddy made out of old wine corks could be one heck of a conversation starter piece on your work desk.
Trend Themes
1. Customization of Everyday Objects - The trend of customizing everyday objects, such as wine corks, provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the market.
2. Sustainable Design and Upcycling - The trend of using old wine corks for creating robotic toys presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the sustainable design and upcycling industry.
3. Personalization and Novelty Products - The trend of transforming wine corks into customizable robotic toys taps into the demand for personalized and novelty products, offering disruptive innovation potential.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - The toy manufacturing industry can explore disruptive innovation by incorporating customization and sustainable design in the production of robotic toys.
2. Wine and Beverage Industry - The wine and beverage industry has an opportunity for disruptive innovation by partnering with product designers to create unique and interactive experiences with their products, such as transforming corks into robotic toys.
3. Office Supplies and Desk Accessories - The office supplies and desk accessories industry can leverage the trend of customized robotic toys made from wine corks to offer unique and conversation-starting pieces for workspaces, opening up possibilities for disruptive innovation.
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