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The RobotShop team is cooking up a revolutionary concept (according to what I’ve heard), behind a new site called MyRobots.com.

And naturally, like you readers, I’m wondering about a few things.

Because no, they haven’t let their blogger in on the secret , the little devils

So, I asked myself some questions. And I need your help.

The slogan says “Connect your Robots. Reap the benefits^TM“; in French: “Connectez vos Robots. Récoltez les bénéfices.”

At first I speculated that MyRobots was going to control the housework of Roombas in homes all over the world. But it’s not just Roombas. There are hundreds of other domestic and professional robots.

The concept could be that robots will work for us by logging on to the MyRobots platform.

Or even that RobotShop will connect them so they can talk to each other? What are they talking about?

An open source robotics project like Willow Garage or Arduino?

I don’t know. The only thing I managed to squeeze out of Mario was that the project’s going to be really “hot”

He also told me “This initiative will be really big… It’s the future.”

What do you think? Feel free to make suggestions!

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The Let’s Make Robots internet site is in the process of integrating the complete catalog of RobotShop.

LMR now claims to have thousands of components available for creating robots!

And this is in part thanks to our extensive inventory, a full range of parts and accessories for service robots (professional and domestic robotics, robot kits).

We’re very excited about this partnership which should allow the “Let’s Make Robots” community to achieve even more advanced concepts in robotics.

Here’s an example of the integration when you go to the “Components” page: you simply click on the product information which then links to the corresponding page in our catalog on the RobotShop site.

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It’s National Robotics Week in the US this week and RobotShop is marking the occasion by offering you discounts on certain products in our shop.

From April 11 to 17, 2010, (until Saturday), take advantage of a 7% discount coupon on any order over 50 dollars on RobotShop.com.

COUPON CODE to ENTER: roboweek.

Be quick and come make your choice of robots or robotic equipment online as soon as possible.

The promotion ends on Saturday: there won’t be enough for everyone.

Hurry up: less than 6 days!

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At RobotShop it’s always Christmas!

Take advantage of the spring sale where we have selected more than 73 products to offer you at reduced prices, including:

» Nabaztag Ears: $4 instead of $9.99

» Programmable Remote-Controlled Roboni-I Robot: $219 instead of $249

» Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box Litter Robot 2 – Black (Open Box): $289
instead of $329

» Belrobotics ParcMow Robot Lawn Mower: $7899 instead of $8399

» Ugobe Pleo Autonomous Robot: $299 instead of $349

» WowWee Alive Sea Pup: $45 instead of $59

Just follow one link to access this bounty of bargains and to make the most of our sales:

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ROBOTSHOP SPRING SALE

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RobotShop has a new job opening: Customer Service attendant.

Read all the details for this job opening below:

Work place

108-86 Boul des Entreprises BoisBriand (Quebec) J7G2T3

Main functions

• Customer service. Take customer orders over the phone. Answer customer questions (general questions, order status, etc.) both by telephone and email
• Process submissions to customers
• Help with purchases
• Check product prices
• Help with fraud verification
• Other tasks may be added as required

Work requirements and terms

• Work related experience: 7 to 11 months
• At least six months of customer telephone service experience required
• Fully bilingual (English/French)
• Comfortable with Outlook (email) and Internet.
• Microsoft Word and Excel knowledge. Qualifications: Positive attitude, willingness to learn, teamwork, initiative, responsibility and independence, productivity and efficiency Empathy.

Required languages:

• Spoken languages: French and English
• Written languages: French and English
• Other languages or requirements: Fully bilingual person required. Written and spoken. (100%)

Number of hours per week: 37.50

Various terms: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 7 pm

Employment status: permanent, full time, day shift.

Please send your resume by email to jobs@robotshop.com

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We want to remind you that on this blog at the RobotShop we are the best!

Here are three of the main benefits that make us different:

- The Repair Center also called the Robot Hospital is one of RobotShop’s strong points.

We repair the Roomba discovery and 500 series (vacuum cleaner robots) and Scooba from iRobots (floor cleaning Robots), Lawnbott from Kyodo America (lawn mower robots) and Aquabots from Aquaproducts (pool cleaning robots).

RobotShop also offers its customers an after warranty repair service, which is also available for customers who bought their robot elsewhere and not at RobotShop.

To start RobotShop performs troubleshooting for 30 dollars. The customer is then informed of the price to pay to repair the robot, which is never more than 70 dollars.

This robotics repair center -Robot hospital- is the only one in North America.

- A Lifetime Warranty on certain robots like Roomba vacuum cleaner.

The lifetime warranty applies to selected models for personal and not commercial use.

This warranty is backed by the work of our Repair Center engineers.

What we call “RobotShop lifetime warranty” is a lifetime warranty limited to 5 years. The expression lifetime is strictly related to the useful life of robots which is normally 5 years.

- Free delivery everywhere in North American for all orders of at least 250 dollars.

This amount does not include Canadian goods and service tax/Quebec sales tax and delivery is made by the Canadian Post Office in Canada and UPS in the United States.

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Official Launch

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Check out the Press Review (blogs and media relaying this news will be added)

RobotShop launches its new portal and robotics news blogs in French and English

RobotShop Distribution Inc. announces today the launch of its new website and new Informational and Technological Watch Blogs in the fields of Personal and Professional Robotics.

Boisbriand (QC) Canada, February 11th 2010 – Robotshop Distribution Inc. announces today the launch of its new portal Robotshop.com and its robotics news blogs in French and English.

RobotShop is a leader in the online sale of personal or domestic robots and professional robots since 2003 with employees and warehouses in North America. The company also ships worldwide.

The RobotShop website refers to a number of robotic products such as robot vacuums, robot mowers, pool cleaning robots, robot toys, security and surveillance devices, professional robot development platforms and robot parts or kits. RobotShop.com also offers a repair center for robots – known as the Robot Hospital – which brings robots back to life.

“On top of the existing discussion forums, the RobotShop blogs will allow our company to increase our visibility on the Internet and also provide a new dimension to our online sales activities”, said Mario Tremblay, president and founder of RobotShop. “The integration of Vincent Abry, an expert in Internet marketing, to our team will provide new momentum to RobotShop’s Web 2.0 initiatives”, he added.

"A major player in online robotics such as RobotShop owed itself to take a plunge into Web 2.0 to not only share with and inform the public, but also to increase its visibility and presence on the Social Web and in search engines. The extensive experience of the RobotShop team in robotics, coupled with a technological watch blog, will truly bring out the best and satisfy millions of people around the world who are passionate about robots", he added.

About RobotShop Distribution inc.
RobotShop is a closely held company and a leader in the distribution of domestic and professional robot technology. It provides personal and professional robots, development platforms, robot kits and specialized robotic parts. RobotShop is undertaking a broad strategic program aimed at promoting the evolution of robotic processes within our society, leading to the creation of a whole new world of possibilities: Robotics at your service!TM

For more information on RobotShop, please visit www.robotshop.com.
To consult the RobotShop blogs, please visit www.robotshop.com/blog.

Contact :

Elizabeth Pecharka
External Relations Coordinator
(450)-420-1446
http://www.robotshop.com

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