Introducing Alan

emotional discussion, from a marketing perspective Alan project is touching everyone

we can't forget all the effort to create a Kick starter campaign, the marketing video is fantastic, once is the campaign is out, nothing mentioned here matters.

It's very easy to criticize the costs, margins and choices but this is not an average consumer device (ks text) and is not for a regular JOE who plays/DIY robots or enjoys 3d printing.

I think is more an ART than technology product, is an entry point for a bigger vision.

If you like the ART work you will spend at least $700.

The other levels will depend if you trust the creator choices or not.

Again thanks guys for all the support and understanding.

We have decided to add an additional reward, the FACE OFF version. Faces are one of the most time consuming and expensive parts to manufacture. We can cut costs to the consumer and offer this entry level kit. Faces will be available in our online store and can be purchased anytime after the final rewards are shipped.

A lot of folks like him with his face off so it seems like a reward we over looked. Feel free to jockey into this new reward position if you have already backed us.

This new reward will be up in about an hour.

Thanks again!

Will, Your a classy guy. Keep smiling and don't let them get you down. You have a clever and engaging product that people will want. I know I do. Don't worry about people that think making a profit is a sin. You have every right to give people what they want and make money because of your vision and effort. No way you should accept being bullied into giving away your creation and dream. Do the math; two people think you're greedy, many more want what you're offering. Also look at the Apple IPhone and what they charge for it. It's just a little case of soldered together electronic parts and only does as much as a common cheap laptop. I imagine the actual production cost of that little wonder is 2/3rds less than the selling cost and take a look around, they're everywhere. Your little wonder has a good chance of doing just as well as the IPhone. Hang in there and don't sell off your dream. Do like Apple and Just give us what we don't know what we want yet.

Congrats Will! Your Alen project just moved into the #3 spot of the all time "Most Viewed" threads in EZ Robot history! And in such a relatively short time. I imagine Alen will be #1 very soon. However you're up against a 3D thread that has been hijacked for trouble shooting 3D printers and that's huge competition. Till 3D printers become plug and play your going to have a fight on your hands here.

HaHa thanks good to know Dave. As for my skin, its pretty damn thick. Its years of dealing with producers yelling at you that you are costing them $100,000 a minute..hurry up! Or a director tearing you apart in front of the crew, and oh some actors..well lets not speak of that Lots of high school drama on movie sets. Ha!

We will move forward, determined. There are other options if this KS doesn't make it. We are getting some impressive contacts, that could lead to some amazing things.

Hi jacking my own thread for a moment:

Speaking of 3d printers , here's a plug. I have a garage full of them, DLP, FDM and SLA all do great jobs. But I bought Robo 3D R1 plus (FDM) and all I can say this is the first outta the box plug and print machine I've ever had. I bought it for its large build 10x9x8 for printing my BB-8 and only cost $799.00. Prints at 100 microns are fantastic looking and smooth. They have sold 25,000 units and have a 5 star rating. Now I know why. Software is very simple and easy to use. If anyone is thinking about getting an entry level machine, this is the one for you. IMHO. I think they have them now at Best Buy, but got mine at Amazon.

Pledged!

@fxrtst Have you considered posting a message on the A.I. and robotics subreddits? (/r/robotics, /r/artificial) I'm not sure if it's the demographic that buys kits like Alan, but they have over 20 thousand subscribers, so who knows. For /r/artificial I'd emphasize Alan is an amazing testbed, for /r/robotics I'd emphasize the art (most people will already have control boards).

Thanks so much Bas! Great idea too. Will do it tonight. We have a new PR campaign rolling out in a couple days, with all guns cocked and loaded. Right now we need to increase traffic, only about 1500 in 5 days , we need to waaaayyyy more traffic per day, and this just might do it.

Ok guys. Here is the scoop. We have had a good run, but the writing is on the wall. We just could not get enough public exposure to get us to meet our goal. Kickstarter was probably the wrong platform for him. But we gave it a try.

We've made some crazy unbelievable waves and got attention from the commercial, medical and academia fields. We even got a call today from the London Observer for the "5 Coolest Things" in an upcoming tech section article. We've also made connections with those interested in investment, which will help us move him forward to the next level. ALAN is destined for greater things.

We are going to reorganize and prepare business plans to meet these markets and organize with the investors. In the mean time I have to take a time out to work on a film. I've taken off more time than I should have marketing ALAN. But the draw back is its a long big budget film lasting almost 6 months. When I finish, hopefully everything will be in place for ALAN's future.

I want to thank everyone who has shown support all along the very very long road!