Norman's Rack

the Lab's big computer

$Tex the Lab Robot, your guide$

Shh, the computers are thinking. Norman draws every idea in 3D in here, and two very serious guards keep it safe.

In the Norman's Rack playset · 4 pieces

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Who lives here

TapClick a toy to say hi. Buddies answer each other. Flip a card to read their story.

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Kitchi the Cat

Actual management

“This is my chair now. It used to be your new toy.”

Tell me when

Kitchi’s story

Kitchi runs Norman's Rack, and she would like everyone to know it. She sits on whatever is newest, warmest or most important, which is usually your new toy. When she turns her head and looks at you, that is a review, and most visitors pass. Mr. Bob thinks he is in charge of security. Kitchi lets him think that.

Planned move: Head judgement
Buddy: Mr. Bob
Home: Norman's Rack

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Mr. Bob

Server-room guard

“Mr. Bob, server-room guard. I am paid in cucumber.”

Tell me when

Mr. Bob’s story

Mr. Bob guards the server room at Norman's Rack, and he is paid in cucumber. Nobody gets near Norman without saying hello to Bob first. When he is happy he does a little loaf wobble, and he is almost always a little bit happy. Kitchi says she is the boss, but everybody knows who has the cucumber.

Planned move: Loaf wobble
Buddy: Kitchi the Cat
Home: Norman's Rack

Playset snapshots

Tap a picture to see it big.

The Norman's Rack playset: on the office shelf, cables and all — On the office shelf, cables and all

The Norman's Rack playset: norman's lights and cables — Norman's lights and cables

The Norman's Rack playset: tucking the crew in by the fan — Tucking the crew in by the fan

The Norman's Rack playset: eye to eye with the crew — Eye to eye with the crew

The Norman's Rack playset: all six places, collected on the play mat — All six places, collected on the play mat

Norman is the Lab's rack of computers. It turns a typed idea into a 3D model a printer can build.

How a toy is made Take the class: AI 101 →

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