Quad is one of the most planet friendly of all Fisher Price Friends interactive toys
Asmita Prasad:
Developed for the Fisher-Price Friends range of toddler friendly toys, the Quad is an interactive humanoid toy by designer Endrit Hajno. The toy’s design explores the possibilities of making children’s toys more sustainable and planet friendly. The Quad comes with an innovative solar and wind charger that can power the toy using nothing but natural air and sunlight.
With suction cups on its hands and feet, Quad can be attached to a window glass to expose the solar panel installed in its tummy to sunlight and charge the toy. The interactive toy comes with a friendly face and human-like features that make it easier for children to develop a bond with it. A modern day version of Raggedly Andy or Raggedly Anne dolls, the toy comes with built-in Bluetooth that lets tech oriented kids post their “scores” on social networking games and share with friends.
The toy also teaches kids how to take care of their toys by providing them with statistics on life level, wind points, solar points and general information about its health condition and the data can be accessed via Bluetooth and shared online. This makes the toy more contemporary and attractive for kids who can invent all kinds of games and stories around the doll-like toy and helps toy manufacturers promote sustainable charging solutions for toys that run on batteries.
Source: Endrit Hajno
