The Thirsty Robot

Here's some of what you missed at The Thirsty Robot: Technical Musings Technology Topic - Role Model Barbie! There. Said it. The 'Barbie' word (a brand, actually).  Portrait photo by  Sandra Gabriel  on  Unsplash But there's lots more to Barbie than you might expect. Mattel have spent quite a lot of effort on broadening Barbie's career prospects (and her waist) for many years: Barbie Tech! Barbie Robotics Engineer Barbie Careers Barbie Musician   Keyboard: 6/10 (A Synth would have been better. A Modular synth would have got 11/10!).  Microphone with pop shield: 9/10 (Why does the microphone have to be pink?) Guitar 4/10 (Oh dear, pink and with a fret board that goes over the sound hole? Meh...) Missing? Guitar pedals ! A Pocket Operator ! (But not a Furby Organ ! Phew!) ( Quick aside for tech making music: Mario!    Queen! ) Fame-wise, Barbie is 43rd in the 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived ! And is a major character in Toy Story 3 (...