Robosapien belching robot will likely be the top Christmas Toy.
Robosapiens was turned down by U.S. toy giant Hasbro, who thought it would not sell.
It has now sold 1.4 million since its launch earlier this year, won a host of international awards and is widely tipped as Britain and the world's number one Christmas toy.
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11/01/04 11:02 AM PT
Robosapien's inventor, former NASA scientist Mark Tilden, is looking for up to eight more factories in China to produce enough of the toys in time for Christmas. "Robosapien is at the top end of toy tech," he said. "We squeezed the silicon until it screamed. It is well beyond what many of the Chinese factories are capable of."
A Hong Kong company was Monday struggling to keep pace with demand for a belching, wolf-whistling robot expected to be one of the best selling toys worldwide this Christmas.
Shops across the U.K. and U.S. have sold out of the hi-tech Robosapien -- which also breaks wind and snores -- after a surge in orders when it was named "Toy of the Year" by Hamleys last week.
Its inventor, former NASA scientist Mark Tilden, is now looking for up to eight more factories in China to produce enough of the toys in time for Christmas.
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