Apr 05 - Have you played 'Robotales Interactive'?
You've probably heard of e-books, right? Books that you can read on your computer? Well, 'Robotales Interactive' is much better ... it's a cross between a book and a game. Now you can play with the characters in 'Professor Willoughby's Last Robot', and learn more about their story. So far, we have just a few pages online. If you've played it, don't forget to tell us (and the robots) what you think of it! To play, click here.
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Apr 04 - Rubitron is in negotiations with theatrical producers as we speak ...
IF you're a fan of Robotales, you may have thought that it would make a good movie, animation or even stage play. Of course, so had the robots, but they were very surprised to hear that a renowned Melbourne theatrical producer had contacted Rubitron about making the story into a play. It will be a long process, but we hope to have Robotales on the stage by the end of 2013. Robots tredding the boards ... how cool is that?
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Mar 29 - With the first edition sold out, it's back to the printers!
After a successful launch at the end of last year, our distributors - Dennis Jones - have been very keen for us to do another print. Now we know why. After less than 6 months, our initial print run is sold out, and we have orders for more books. That's great, becuase it means the robots' story is really getting out there. We expect the new books to arrive within the next couple of weeks, so - if your local bookstore doesn't have a copy and you've been wanting one - it won't be long now.
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Oct 12 - Miboi begins his tour of America in search of the Professor
Ever since Professor Willoughby's Last Robot was launched, people have been writing to us, suggesting where the Professor might be. Following what he believed to be a solid lead, Miboi set off to America in search of the Professor. Do you think he will have any luck finding the Professor over there?
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Oct 08 - Melbourne's bookstores continue to welcome the robots!
If we are going to spread the robots' story as far as possible, we're going to need bookstores and other shops to stock the book.
Thankfully, getting shopkeepers to see the importance of this task hasn't been a problem. Every store we've visited has been only too happy to take the book, and will begin stocking it in mid-October.
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Sep 29 - Antoine runs the first robot-building workshop
This morning, at Gasworks Arts Park, Antoine was joined by some very enthusiastic young robot-builders who put their creative thinking caps on and created some robots of their own design. Using recycled product, they managed to create robots that were built to hide from enemies, and 'roboteers' that could team up to defend other robots against evil forces. The kids got a lot out of the workshop, as did Antoine and Luke. And half the people who stopped by made sure to grab a copy of the book, so the robots' story can be spread even wider!
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Sep 28-Oct 9 - Visit the Robotales exhibition!
Right now, you can visit the Robotales exhibition at Gasworks Arts Park. The exhibition features artwork from the book and a range of fun and exciting exhibits that immerse visitors in the world of the robots. Young visitors (5 to 10) are also invited to participate in a robot building workshop with Antoine Toniolo (illustrator) and Luke C Jackson (author). Admission is free. Workshop dates/times can be obtained from the venue by clicking here.
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Sep 28 - Where is Professor Willoughby?
With all the buzz around the launch of the book, it's great to see that other people are really throwing throwing themselves into the search for Professor Willoughby. After all, that was why we wanted to write the book in the first place. Visit a new website where you can learn a little more about the Professor and lend a hand in finding him!
Sep 27 - The book is launched!
Over 130 people crammed into the Gasworks Arts Park gallery on the 27th of September to get their first glimps of 'Professor Willoughby's Last Robot'. The venue was filled with adults and children eager to read the story and check out the beautiful images from the book on the walls. Thanks to Raylene for taking some fantastic photos!
Bruno Annetta introduced the event by speaking about his personal memories of Professor Willoughby. As he said:
'As a boy, growing up in Brunswick, we often had visitors stop by. They showed up for a night ... or a week. I don’t remember many of them. But this one visitor I remember because he introduced me to science. He was soft-spoken but friendly, and he had the most amazing toys ... wind-up insects and birds that he’d let go and we’d watch fly around the house. I asked my dad who this visitor was, but all he would say was il cugino, ‘cousin’.
He stayed with us for a few weeks, spending the days inside, and the nights working in the shed out the back, making his toys. Then one day I returned from school and he was just gone. It was years before I asked my mother about the man. She didn’t seem to remember him at first, but then finally said she thought his name was Willoughby.' |
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