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Lilly is a little robotic insect. “When powered by the sun she flaps her shiny wings manically. No batteries, no charging, just pop her in a bright spot and she will flutter for you. Made from a meter movement, solar cell, chip, resistor and a couple of capacitors.” At Etsy for $60.

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"Robot lawn mowers have been around for over a decade. What’s new this month, however, is a mower that not only trims the lawn all by itself, but does so using solar power. Sweden’s Husqvarna just introduced the world’s first solar/electric hybrid robot lawnmower, which has no exhaust emissions and uses approximately the same amount of energy as a standard light bulb. [via Springwise]

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