rubbot has been generating quite a bit of buzz around the internet recently. we've been really encouraged by the enthusiasm and the quality of the feedback from users and other websites.

on a beautiful sunday, thousands in their assless chaps and chapless asses brought san francisco's 24th annual folsom street fair to life.

the rubbot.com team were there, spreading the word about the great white hope.

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If you've been following the labRat blog on the development of our amazing sex toy, an interesting topic came up in the last LabLog entry on electronics. Namely, what are the possibilities once we connect the male sex toy to a computer?

So i did a little research. . .

Hello rubbers and donuteers,

On the heels of the fun and interactive average penis size blog entry, i feel that this one may be a little dry and tech'y. Necessary for the design process though, so let's get this puppy wired.

Search for "homemade sex toy" on google and you'll quickly realize that a lot of men are making their own sex toys.

This isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it's not easy to make a good sex toy at home.

Ideas range from painful to dangerous to downright disgusting. So, for your reading pleasure, I've highlighted five that caught my eye as contenders for "the five worst homemade male sex toy ideas of all time".

I've been remiss in my writing duties - sorry guys. The design for the best sextoy in the world is coming together quite nicely though ;)

There is one design element I've been angst'ing over - and hope to get some feedback about. On one side we've got a happy donut. On the other side we've got a randy horde waiting to squeeze into one and take a ride on the fun train. So the question is, how do we make the donut fit snugly onto all guys from pee-wee to magnum?

It's summer in San Francisco; which in my neighborhood means howling foggy winds and freezing temperatures. At least, it feels freezing.

So rather than brave the elements, I've recently found myself researching other sex toys for men on the market. "Other" implying that the fine folks at rubbot.com have an alternative, which we don't, but, as the monkey said, it won't be long now.

These others (Lost fans please feel free to re-apply any of your existing connotations to that word), primarily focus on the creation of the illusion that you are actually having sex.

I've been sensing some fear out there. Don't despair. We're not trying to make a wood chipper for your man log. No, all those gears and crank shafts and reciprocating weights will be safely tucked away inside some glossy plastic.

Of all the shortcomings of the modern automobile there's one thing they do very well; convert up and down motion (gas exploding) into rotary motion (wheels turning). Every time i've had to design something to do this, i've always come back to the 'ol crankshaft. It just works so damn well.

Let's start this design by focusing on the most important feature in a male sex toy. You can take the what features are important poll. In the meantime, let's look at the stroke. It's turning out to be a fairly complex problem - given that we also want it to be hands-free. How do you get something to jerk back and forth without being secured? Initially it seemed like we'd either have to strap it to your body or anchor to a stationary surface. Check out the following figure to see what i mean.