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		<p>[...] the final part of Robots Podcast for 2011, a interviewers reprise some of a highlights of a year, of that there have been many to select [...]</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.plasticpals.com/" target="_blank"  title="Plastic Pals - Robots who are fun to be with!">Plastic Pals</a></li>
<li><a href="http://robotland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"  title="Robotland">Robotland</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.robots-dreams.com/">robots dreams</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hizook.com/">Hizook</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getrobo.com/getrobo/">GetRobo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gorobotics.net/">GoRobotics.net</a></li>
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