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...humanity, depicting China's achievements under Deng, interspersed with battalions of dancers and students, all waving pompoms that transformed Tiananmen Square into shifting patterns of bright color. One huge float, representing the Yangtze River hydraulic project, had water gushing over a model dam; in another, a 14-ft. robot bunked, waved a bouquet of flowers and blurted out, "Long live the motherland...
...robot conquest has been accomplished without those twin evils of kids' toys: batteries and $99.99 price tags. There are some larger versions, even a few that are battery-powered, but the 3¾-in. to 5½-in. GoBots and their competitors are not to be confused with the fancier adult playthings that fetch drinks or sweep the kitchen. Rather, many of these unwired "action figures," which cost a modest $3 to $22, get their go from a special twist. They are fantasy machines and long-favored hot-rods all in one. With a crank of the arms...
...villain should be in sales. From FAO Schwarz in New York City to Talbot's Toy land in San Mateo, Calif., the invasion by pint-size plastic and metal robot figures is well under way and just may be the hottest toy trend ever. Yes, trend and trivia buffs - ever. Tonka Toys reports well over $100 million worth of orders for its Cy-Kill and 29 other GoBots since they were introduced last January. If Tonka can fill those orders, GoBots will easily overtake last year's $60 million worth of Cabbage Patch Kids. And Hasbro...
...boys love them? Tonka Consultant Robert Malone, author of The Robot Book, a pictorial history, sees them as provoking a new sophistication. Says he: "They fascinate because they show kids that the world may not be what it seems...
...week protecting the Villages, policing the streets and working inside the arenas. He has spent $800,000 on new equipment, including submachine guns with silencers and shoulder-held rifles for the department's crack SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team. One new acquisition: "Felix," a radio-directed robot capable of chugging up to suspicious objects and investigating them at a safe distance from people...