I am putting together a prototype of a car for parents of small children. So far, my list of requirements includes:
- A board of nails on the backs of the front seats to prevent kids from kicking the adult seats and/or generally getting their dirty feet on them.
- A sheet of glass and/or plexiglass between the front and back seats, similar to a cab. It will be one-direction sound proof so that the kids can hear the adults (when necessary) but the adults can not hear the children.
- One set of audio for back seats, another set of audio for front seats.
But Laura.... how will this make you a gazillionaire instead of just a regular billionaire? Each car will include a fully functional robot in the back seat that will:
- Answer EVERY SINGLE QUESTION kids have in the car.
- Provide snacks and drinks to children upon request, even if you just left the house one minute ago and everyone is whining they are thirsty.
- Clean up fingerprints from windows, trash from the floor, and any vomit.
- Happily respond with joy to every shout of "fire truck!" "bulldozer!" "ambulance!"
- Deal with any potty emergencies without you having to stop the car!
If you provide me with your additional requirements, I will give you one of these cars for free when I am a gazillionaire.
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The robot should also be able to get the children into and out of the car and buckle/unbuckle seatbelts without any need for parents' intervention.
Also, the robot should retrieve things that the children drop on the floor.
I would buy this car in a heartbeat.
The robot must also do the buckling, according to all relevant safety standards.
And replace pacis in screaming infants.
I think that one of my twins would say that he wants his own plexi-glass soundproof seat so he doesn't have to listen to his brother's non-stop talking and whining :)
I'd so buy one of these!
OMG--This is so good! The robot must also referee fights between children. Actually, forget the car. Just give me the robot! LOL
This car should also be able to self navigate so the driver can nap. Maybe also fly, and self clean. And be Netflix capable. And be free.
The car and the robot totally need to handle the safety seats and buckling. Also, needs to have some feature to amuse the older child who is still rear-facing for safety, but wants to be front-facing for interaction/entertainment. A projection of the view out the front?
The verification word is "antickin" -- I find that amusing, anti-chicken!
I'd buy it just for the cleaning up vomit part. Andy would buy it for the board with nails to keep the kids from kicking the seats.
Is there anyway to do this in a car that looks like a Mustang and has the MPGs of a Prius?
It should lull the kid to sleep if (s)he's going to mis napping anyway or keep the kid awake if you are only 5 minutes from the house and nap time.
Good one BeeBee!
I found your blog from reading my friend Lindsay's blog. I must say - I love your idea! I want the robot for the buckling in safely of all children and I also want the robot to wipe up the snotty noses that inevitably start running when you are in traffic and ends up in their mouths! My husband wants it for the nails on the back of the front seats!
Great blog - love your writing and your parenting styles...
Kim
I'm laughing my head off. Oh how this would be the perfect car....as previously noted ...the robot must be able to do all the buckling and not only give the soothers but also bottles to screaming infants. Ahh that would be nice :)
If your robot could figure out some way that both kids could get out of the car "first" so they can both be "the winner" I think I would pay a million bucks for that car right now.
Oooh, can it have a way to appear to still be moving, even when stopped at red lights, so that sleeping babies stay asleep?
And also can the robot feed two infants their bottles when the adults in the front have miscalculated how much time it takes to get home (or anywhere)?
Thanks. I'm sending in my downpayment for the car now. Check's in the mail.
Laura, you are my hero. I would pay good money for this car.
Love it Laura! I think you covered just about everything. My only other requirements would be:
picking up dropped toys.
helping negotiate any fights about how many minutes each kid had with said toys.
Oh, and question answering should obviously include "how many more miles to go?"
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