Butterscotch the robo horse set to scare small children this fall
By Paul Miller 
posted Feb 9th 2006 3:58PM
posted Feb 9th 2006 3:58PM
So you might not be able to afford a real pony for your little princess this year, but you can get her the
next best thing in Hasbro's $300 Butterscotch My Furreal Friends Pony, a robotic pal due this fall that likes slumber parties and having its hair
brushed. The pony can whinny and snort in appreciation, move its eyes, ears and head, and swish its tail, and even goes
for a bit of carrot munching. She's even semi-ridable, by bouncing up and down when sat on. Unfortunately Butterscotch
doesn't go for the whole Mr. Ed talking shtick, but we're sure your 5 year old will find plenty to love, and you'll
find plenty to be creeped out by.[Via MobileMag]
AOL's Ted Leonsis looks suspiciously like a cartoon of the prophet...you guys are dancing on a terrorist mine field here...
So the inventor of this thing was a lover of the movie Half Baked then?
Kenny Davis: I love horses.
Cop: I love horses.
Kenny Davis: I love Butterstuff.
Cop: Buttercup!
Kenny Davis: Butternuts!
Cop: BUTTERCUP!
Kenny Davis: Cup!
It had to be said:
I for one welcome our new Furreal Robot overlords.
I'm more concerned about the modders.
A unicorn horn on the forehead to hide the WiFi antenna, flamethrowers in the nostrils, cameras in the eyes, VIA eden mobo...somewhere.
Now I'm properly creeped out.
I cant wait for a child to find the head of that in their bed in the morning.
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I have to admit, that has got to be the best title I've ever come across on engadget. Of course, you can make it talk by: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/02/01
I can see modders having a field day with this horse. I'm sure someone will find a way to make the horse break 65mph.
Yes, this would scare the you-know-what out of my three year old.
"Unfortunately Butterscotch doesn't go for the whole Mr. Ed talking shtick,"
Yeah right, until someone cracks it open and rewrites that "whinny" into "Get the hell away from me you little brat."
Shit! I can really see someone out there modding this horse like someone did that Walmart Santa ( http://members.cox.net/jmccorm/santa.html ). Please, please modders, hackers, mod this one too :) Hahahaha! Ooohh, I can just picture it...
You are all too damn funny! But seriously you can't fool inteligent todlers with this thing. They'll want the real deal and if a real pony is not present Christmas morning, Daddy better get his back ready to BE the horsey.
Still a damn sight cheaper than my lousy REAL Icelandic horse to buy and keep. Styggur wouldn't care if I fell off him at 30MPH and broke every bone in my body, as long as he could get back to the stable to eat. So much for the "wonderful" Icelandic horse's loyalty to his Viking warrior rider!
Merek,
You need to carry a spear and wear the horned helmet to get that sort of respect! NOBODY messed with the real vikings. (It wasn't that the horses were generous so much as they didn't dare see what an angry viking would do).
I'm wondering what sort of reaction any of MY horses would have to this thing. I have a hunch this thing wouldn't last long in the paddock... (snort, snort, KICK, snap/crackle/pop/fizzle).
-->Tom