What would you like to see in the Sleepy Robot 13 shop?

What new products would you like to see from Sleepy Robot 13? More rings & necklaces or how about key chains & cellphone charms? Make-up purses, t-shirts, stickers? If there is anything I don't sell now or anything you'd like to see more of let me know!

Final Robot Idea Contest Winners

Here are the final winners of the Robot Idea Contest:

Carmen Miranda Robot (head dress with a few gadgets thrown in along with fruit)-(Samantha)



You Complete Me Robot....plug and socket-(guurrrl)


Congratulations! and I will be contacting you shortly for your mailing information.


There were no 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winners in this contest. I was top 3. Originally 14 ideas were submitted and I narrowed those down to 9. To be fair I posted an open voting poll to pick the top 3. Here are the results of the poll.


I really enjoyed reading everyone's ideas and making these robots. I'm sorry that not everyone was happy with the design of their robots, but again this was an idea not a design contest. Someone on twitter and in their blog said that I robbed someone of their idea for my own benefit. The only benefit I got from this contest was to make one of a kind figures for some awesome people based on their ideas. I paid for the supplies, I took the time to make the figures and I'm mailing them for free. I am not going to remake these robots and sell them, so I am unsure what "Benefit" this person was speaking of. Art is about interpretation and these were my interpretations of the ideas submitted. This will not detour me from having contests like this again in the future, if anything it has just reiterated that "You cannot please everyone" (:

Oh and on a related note the Dj robot created for this contest has found a home. Another blog reader has emailed me and said she would love to take him. Thank you to everyone who emailed wanting to take in this little orphan.

Robot Idea Contest Update

Ok so my robot contest has ended. I received wayyyy more entries than I had expected but I have narrowed them down to 9. I know, I know I said I was only going to pick 3... That's where you come in! Since I'm having trouble picking just 3 I am asking you to vote on which idea should be made into one of my robot sculptures. Voting begins NOW and will cease on Wednesday 01/13/10. The 3 ideas with the most votes win! Winners will be announce Friday 01/13/10. Please use the poll below.

"Happy Voting!"

***UPDATE*** 1/14/2009 Voting has ended. Stay tuned for the results!

Free Robots!!! & A Contest!

So earlier this week I gave away 5 free D.I.Y robots on the Kid Robot forum with only one catch, the 5 people that got them have to custom them and send me photos. I can't wait to see how they turn out!

Robot Idea Contest:

Starting now until this Friday 01/08/10 I will be accepting new idea submissions for robots. This could be a theme (ie, love, valentine's day, music, art) to just a robot performing an everyday activity. You will then have the opportunity to see your idea come to life! I will pick the top 3 ideas and turn them into robot sculptures and the top 3 will receive their robot for FREE!

Your idea can be submitted as a written description, sketch or photo. You may submit your ideas in direct messages to me on Twitter http://twitter.com/lisastarchild or to lisastarchild@yahoo.com. Please put "Robot Contest" in the subject line.

For examples of robots please visit the robot section of my online shop here

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with!