Mimobot

Infobox_Company | company_name = Mimoco
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = flagicon|USA United States of America
location_city = Boston
location_country = USA
key_people = Evan Blaustein
industry = designer toys, Consumer Electronics
products = MIMOBOT
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company_slogan = Refresh your memory, you enjoy MIMOBOT!
homepage = [http://www.mimoco.com www.mimoco.com] |

MIMOBOT (pronounced mee-mo-bot) flash drives are a line of collectible designer toy USB flash drives launched in 2005 by Mimoco, Inc., headed by Evan Blaustein. Designed by contemporary character artists, preloaded with original media content like music, video, animations, or games, and produced in limited runs of usually between 500 to 5,000 units, MIMOBOTs merge the aesthetics of art toys with the functionality of USB flash drives. Their memory capacities range from 1GB to 8GB. The MIMOBOT line can be found at stores like the MoMA, Kidrobot, Giant Robot, Colette, and other lifestyle institutions worldwide.

"MIMOBOT" characters have been produced in 3 categories: original MIMOBOT characters, artist series collaborations, and licensing partnerships.

"Original MIMOBOT characters":

Cosmos & Go (Core Series), released July - November 2005 – Protobot0, Protobot1, Isadore, Jolibear, Vera, Magma, Galaxor, Ta2b designed by contributing artist Yahid Rodriguez (Mexico)

Core Series 2, released July 2007 - Fairybit Fairybot, Galacula, Gigglebyte, Pupstar, Psy & Ptry (the Clops Bros.), RayD8, Swirl, and Owsley Owlbert designed by contributing artist Dino Alberto (NYC)

"Artist series":

Artist Series ’06 - mimoco has collaborated with influential contemporary character artists in the vibrant designer toy community, including:Shawnimal Smith (Chicago), TADO (UK), Jon Burgerman (UK), Circus Punks/Jim Koch (US), Devilrobots (Japan), Worldwide Biggies/Dino Alberto (NYC), Lili Chin/Brian McCarty/Phofo (LA),

Artist Series ’07 – Mori Chack (Japan), Hanazuki (Amsterdam), and Sket One (New Haven, CT), Reach One (Taiwan)

Artist Series '08 - Bubi Au Yeung (HK), Gary Baseman (US), FriendsWithYou (US), and Tokidoki (US)

"Licensing":

In partnership with Lucasfilm, the first series of "Star Wars" mimobots includes Darth Vader, R2-D2, Chewbacca, and an Imperial Stormtrooper. Star Wars Mimobot Series 2 includes Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo. Series 3 includes C-3PO, Wicket the Ewok, Darth Sidious, and the Emperor's Royal Guard.

There has also been a series modeled on the popular Xbox video game Halo, featuring Master Chief as well as a red and a blue Spartan.

Domo Kun has a MIMOBOT series, as well as Happy Tree Friends with Giggles, Flippy, and The Mole.

Original mimobot backstory

"mimobots" are happy, memory-loving creatures who hail from the planet Blõôh in galaxy 4210 where a massive memory-loss epidemic is spreading. To find a cure they have enlisted the help of humans by creating mimobots clones and “flashporting” ("transporting") these clones to Earth on a memory recovery mission. In a symbiosis of sorts, humans using mimobot clones to store personal data on the clone’s internal flash memory, send vital “memergy” back to Blõôh. With the help of RALF computer, this memory transfer is the mimobot’s only hope to help cure their collective amnesia and save them from the dreadful fate that lay before them.

External links

* [http://www.mimoco.com mimoco's Official Website]
* [http://formatmag.com/art/mimobots/ mimobots Interview @ Format Mag]
* [http://www.mimoco.com/mimobots/SW.php]