Engadget's recession antidote: win an OWI Robotic Arm Edge!

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day to lucky readers until we run out of stuff or companies stop sending things. Today we've got an OWI Robotic Arm Kit on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!

Huge thanks to OWI for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) OWI Robotic Arm Kit. Approximate retail value is $53.95.
  
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Saturday, July 18th, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[Breex243 @ Jul 18th 2009 12:03PM]

giveaway on a weekend?
I'm in.

[Linx @ Jul 18th 2009 12:15PM]

looks mighty nice

[hin @ Jul 18th 2009 12:21PM]

need one for the kid

[Tranman @ Jul 18th 2009 12:27PM]

Roboarm!

[Christian @ Jul 18th 2009 12:32PM]

cool

[Trevor Price @ Jul 18th 2009 12:38PM]

Says "Entries can be submitted until Thursday, July 16th, at 11:59PM ET."

Copy and paste error.

[Nikesh @ Jul 18th 2009 12:41PM]

Think I'd get bored with it in less than ten minutes

[unemployed @ Jul 18th 2009 12:42PM]

OWI Robotic Arm Kit, come to me

[Anthony @ Jul 18th 2009 12:47PM]

Hmmmmmmm, I wonder what it can do in terms of helping build a robotic army, oh well.

[Max @ Jul 18th 2009 12:47PM]

With a pair you could duel.

[webbos @ Jul 18th 2009 1:01PM]

want one.

[taylort232 @ Jul 18th 2009 1:06PM]

me

[randyaggie @ Jul 19th 2009 8:11PM]

I'm going to mount it on my Big Wheel and terrorize the neighborhood kids

[Neil @ Jul 18th 2009 1:18PM]

meeeeeeeee

[Jason @ Jul 18th 2009 1:31PM]

Worth a shot, here I go.

[Socram @ Jul 18th 2009 1:32PM]

Hacking potential on this is so high!

[pgpprotector @ Jul 18th 2009 1:36PM]

I know :D
It surprised me when I saw this this weekend also.

Though I do remember having something like this when I was a kid.

[David @ Jul 18th 2009 1:44PM]

Now this is worth getting!

[Bryan McPherson @ Jul 18th 2009 1:53PM]

This would be an awesome thing to have!

[GenghisPWN @ Jul 18th 2009 1:56PM]

I have no idea what I would do with this

[BowserUSC @ Jul 18th 2009 2:03PM]

i want

[kmgolf @ Jul 18th 2009 2:13PM]

nomnomnom

[Compmanjx3 @ Jul 18th 2009 2:19PM]

Awesome

[Matthew @ Jul 18th 2009 2:20PM]

who the hell would want one of these crappy thing. Oh well I'm stil in!

[Steven Browning @ Jul 18th 2009 3:33PM]

Comment.

[bellevegasj @ Jul 18th 2009 3:35PM]

looks like fun =)

[rjrawlings @ Jul 18th 2009 4:05PM]

sounds alright

[Raptor567 @ Jul 18th 2009 4:35PM]

w00t robot

[Brian @ Jul 18th 2009 4:38PM]

I'll take 2 please

[lvangundy @ Jul 18th 2009 4:40PM]

Sounds cool!

[bruce.xcal @ Jul 18th 2009 4:43PM]

I'm missing my left hand. I intend to duct tape this into place so I can pet my dog.

[Forcewinder @ Jul 18th 2009 5:02PM]

wow that thing is cool!

[Jim Stevenson @ Jul 18th 2009 5:41PM]

cool

[shul @ Jul 18th 2009 5:47PM]

wooohooohoo hoo!

me me me me!

[Skylertidd @ Jul 19th 2009 7:16AM]

Just let me win for once

[Marsel @ Jul 18th 2009 6:34PM]

lj

[ctrl-alt-del @ Jul 18th 2009 6:51PM]

I never win....wah wah wah...

[Frostblade10 @ Jul 18th 2009 6:53PM]

It's the wave of the future!

[DrJeckyl @ Jul 18th 2009 7:11PM]

I'll take one.

[Chris @ Jul 18th 2009 8:11PM]

need!!

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (BarCODE) @ Jul 18th 2009 9:57PM]

Board? How could you ever get board with something like this? It' just screaming to be Wii mote modded and mounted on a Roomba as a beer and news paper fetcher.

[Josh Wherry @ Jul 19th 2009 2:19PM]

Please

[Dustin @ Jul 18th 2009 10:33PM]

haha cool, great timing guys, i could really use one.

[John @ Jul 18th 2009 11:12PM]

All your robots are belong to us.

[jason @ Jul 18th 2009 11:28PM]

What is it? I'll take it.

[Precurse @ Jul 19th 2009 1:47AM]

cooo

[SimbaDogg @ Jul 19th 2009 2:43AM]

no need

[SONYEDDIE @ Jul 19th 2009 5:16AM]

hi

[Cleofus Brown @ Jul 19th 2009 10:33AM]

Wow- me too. I could use a new robot around the house.

[krux @ Jul 20th 2009 5:54AM]

cool! me too.