Nerdbots

Photography by Martin Bostock

Last year, a group of Bill Nelson fans commissioned a Nerdbot as a surprise gift for their favorite musician. They presented Victor to Bill at Nelsonica, the annual fan convention in England. Since that day last November, Victor has been happily residing with Bill at his home. He’s even mentioned Victor a couple of times in his online diary.

Victor is now making his big debut to the public by appearing on the cover of Bill’s upcoming 8-disc boxed set titled “The Practice of Everyday Life.” He’s the little guy proudly perched atop the grand piano, his breastplate reflecting a beam of light. The boxed set will be released on November 1, 2011.

Photography by Martin Bostock

supervising Cameron

Volt is the newest staff member at UbiWorkshop, a development team located within the Ubisoft Montreal Studio. He’s now helping around the office with tech support and order fulfillment and has even started blogging at the UbiWorkshop site about his experiences. You can read his first post here, but make sure you keep checking back often as he’ll be a regular contributor.

collaborating with the artists

The guys are already a bit concerned that Volt has started a flirtation with the printer. They do note though that he handles pressure well (as evidenced by his PSI meter) and has been great at getting them free drinks from his friend, the soda machine.

We wish Volt the best of luck in his new position!

Mary is a former competitive ballroom dancer who started a blog of daily dances, which you can check out over at The Freebox. When she and husband Mark purchased little Bell Howell, we had no idea he’d turn into such a dance superstar. We must say, he’s got some pretty great moves. Surely Mary taught him everything he knows, because he never danced like that for us!

Tracerlab sunning in Austria

After a long trip to Europe, Tracerlab arrived safely in Vienna. He and his new owners, Tine and Sebastian, took the afternoon off and enjoyed the sun while having some beer and motor oil, respectively. They plan to show him around Vienna in the coming days and say that he seems to like his new home already.

From Tine and Sebastian: “Thanks a lot! Tracerlab is the perfect match for us – he always seems to be in a good mood and already promised to help with our gardening.”

Let’s hope Tracerlab remembers to wear his sunblock.

Bart was recently adopted by Pamela and Mike. He was welcomed eagerly by big brother Mirro and since Pamela’s father was a postal carrier, Bart felt right at home. Bart and Mirro have already compared their respective stamp and coin collections, and Mirro is saving any uncollectible coins to fund Bart’s dream of attending the Annual StampShow and Convention. In their spare time they debate algorithm characterizations and recreate scenes from Star Wars as C-3P0 and R2-D2.

Read more about Mirro here.

Mr. Flours lives in Kansas City and likes to check out the local scene every once in a while. Thanks to Matt for sharing his photos.