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  • Wait, There’s A Robot Dog That You Can Teach New Tricks?! 🤖

    Wait, There’s A Robot Dog That You Can Teach New Tricks?! 🤖

    Yep. Physically guide Quaddle through a motion, and it remembers what you taught it and can replay it. No coding required.

    But teaching it tricks is just the beginning.

    Quaddle can walk, flip, skate, crab-walk, and even right itself if it falls over. And apparently regular floors weren’t enough. It can walk upside down on a magnetic ceiling using magnets in its feet.

    Four legs are just the starting point.

    With accessories, Quaddle can transform into a biped, a tricycle, or even a four-wheeled car.

    It can copy your movements.

    Using a webcam, Quaddle can track your pose and mirror your movements in real time. Raise an arm, shift your body, or strike a pose, and Quaddle follows along.

    You can make your own accessories, too.

    Quaddle is designed for tinkering. You can 3D-print shells, mounts, and accessories, and it even has LEGO-compatible mounting points for adding your own creations.

    Quaddle is built for learning robotics and coding.

    Beginners can start with block-based programming, then move into Python and C++ as they learn more. Underneath it all is Petoi’s open-source OpenCat platform, so there’s plenty of room to experiment.

    So, when can you get one?

    Quaddle is currently live on Kickstarter, with Petoi targeting early December 2026 for delivery.

    Tiny robot dog. Big overachiever.

  • Wait… A Writer’s Block That Can Actually Erase?! ✏️

    Wait… A Writer’s Block That Can Actually Erase?! ✏️

    Writer’s block usually means staring at a blank page for three hours while accomplishing absolutely nothing. Apparently, someone decided to make it literal.

    Writer’s Blocks are miniature cinder blocks that are actually functional erasers, available in sets of four or six. They look like tiny pieces of construction material sitting on your desk, but instead of building a wall, they’re designed to undo your mistakes. Which feels oddly appropriate for both writers and contractors.

    It’s the perfect desk accessory for writers who know the struggle, construction people who appreciate a good concrete joke, or anyone whose sense of humor is built on terrible puns.

    Why We Want Them

    Because when writer’s block strikes, why waste your time staring at the project you’re supposed to be working on when you could redirect all that creative energy into playing with a tiny cinder-block eraser instead? It won’t solve your writer’s block, but at least you’ll be procrastinating on theme.

    Where to Get It

    Writer’s Blocks Erasers

  • Wait… They Make Soap for Your Emotional Baggage?! đź§Ľ

    Wait… They Make Soap for Your Emotional Baggage?! đź§Ľ

    Some people wash away dirt. Some people need to wash away poor decisions, existential dread, and whatever the hell happened last night. Fortunately, there’s a soap for that. Several, actually.

    SendNonsense makes handcrafted soaps for life’s less-than-polished moments, with names like Adulting Is Hard, Hot Mess, and Crying in the Shower. Because apparently even your emotional baggage deserves a skincare routine.

    Adulting Is Hard

    For those days when you’ve paid a bill, answered an email, and feel like you should probably receive some sort of award. Unfortunately, there is no award, but there is a soap.

    Hot Mess

    For those days when “getting your 💩 together” feels a little too ambitious. Start smaller. Take a shower. `

    Crying in the Shower

    Sometimes you just need a good cry without making a whole thing of it. Step into the shower, let the water hide those tears, and wash away whatever the hell happened today.

    Still not clean enough? Apparently there are more crises to scrub away. The Hot Mess Survival Soaps set adds Chaos Cleaner and Regret Remover to the mix, because some messes require a team effort.

  • Wait… An Emotional Support BRICK?! đź§±

    Wait… An Emotional Support BRICK?! đź§±

    Some people need a weighted blanket. Some need a reassuring hug. And some people have more in common with a brick. (IYKYK.) Now they can finally have the emotional support they deserve.

    The Emotional Support Brick is exactly what it sounds like: a completely unnecessary, wonderfully ridiculous EVA foam brick created for those moments when thoughts and prayers just aren’t cutting it. Complete with googly eyes and its own care guide, it’s ready to sit quietly, judge nothing, and provide precisely the amount of emotional support you’d expect from a brick.

    Why We Want One

    Because sometimes emotional support doesn’t need to be soft, cuddly, or particularly helpful. Sometimes it just needs to sit there, say nothing, and be a brick.

    Where to Get It

    Emotional Support Brick
    Available from SendNonsense

  • Wait… They Make an Ivory Magic 8 Ball?! 🎱

    Wait… They Make an Ivory Magic 8 Ball?! 🎱

    Apparently the ivory Magic 8 Ball does exist. Because clearly a regular black Magic 8 Ball wasn’t enough. And now I magically need one.

    This isn’t just a Magic 8 Ball in a prettier color. It’s art. Florence Balducci takes the familiar fortune-telling toy and turns it into an object you’d display rather than toss in a drawer. And yes, it still answers your questions, because apparently art can also tell you whether you should buy more art.

    Would I ask it whether I should buy it? Absolutely not. Some questions are too important to leave to chance.

    Okay, but where do I get one?

    Anthropologie, of course. This delightfully unnecessary little work of fortune-telling art is the Magic 8 Ball by Florence Balducci, and it comes complete with its own sculptural hand stand.

    Do I need it? Signs point to absolutely not. Am I still thinking about it? Without a doubt.