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Update #13 · Dec 5, 2011 · 64 comments
Hello Comrades!

Well, the day is upon us. We both just got back from a week long trip to South Dakota, where we evaluated the tip and overmold production, and made sure everything was moving along as it should be. We have in our hands a final, completed Cosmonaut, and it is awesome. We can't wait to show it to you all. It's been a long journey, but we think the wait will be worth it. 

In terms of schedule, our factories are working hard to produce the Cosmonauts as fast as they can. The machines will be running at full capacity this week, and we hope to have every Cosmonaut for Kickstarter backers created and shipped to our warehouses by the end of the week. It will take a couple days to process in the warehouses, and then they will be shipped out to everyone! So, expect to receive a shipping confirmation email sometime next week. International orders might lag slightly behind as it takes longer for the boxes to get to our warehouse in the UK. If everything goes as planned, everyone should get theirs before Christmas (hallelujah). 

Check out a picture below of the packaging, we think it's pretty neat. 

Lastly, we put together a little video showing the process behind creating the Cosmonaut. And what better person to show it off than Mr. Rogers. 

Tom & Dan

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      Creator Kevin on December 27, 2011

      So that's how Koreans are made. Thanks Mr. Rogers.

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      Creator Nick Wood on December 10, 2011

      Can't wait.

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      Creator Tyson Young on December 9, 2011

      What an awesome video. Thanks heaps guys. Unbelievably excited to get this. Rock on.

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      Creator Jason Wright on December 7, 2011

      Awesome video! Product looks great! Thanks for making it in America :)

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      Creator Nick Matthews on December 6, 2011

      such a cool creative process! my how far it's come since it got funded in April!

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      Creator John P Delaney on December 6, 2011

      Absolutely outstanding video; I love the Mr. Rogers tie-in. Informative yet very creative. Congrats to all involved!

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      Creator mamojo on December 6, 2011

      I love this video!

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      Creator Gary Yarrow on December 6, 2011

      Guys! You could have had dinner with us! If I recognize this machine shop correctly, it's only a mile from my house!

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      Creator Alon Koppel on December 6, 2011

      Beautifully done, thanks for all the updates along the process. Looking forward to using it soon!

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      Creator Jordan Ogren on December 6, 2011

      Love the video a lot. :)

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      Creator Gary Lim on December 6, 2011

      Great job guys! Finally!

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      Creator Jason Clarke on December 6, 2011

      LOVE the box!! I think I would have backed the project on that alone. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these suckers!

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      Creator Nick on December 6, 2011

      Congrats guys :)

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      Creator Massimo Fiorentino on December 6, 2011

      Congratulations! Looking forward to it! :-D

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      Creator partyfart on December 6, 2011

      Great! W'll sleep underneath the postbox :)

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      Creator Sandy Qiu on December 6, 2011

      Congrats guys! The final product looks absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to get it in the mail!

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      Creator Jacek on December 6, 2011

      guys, I'm with you! Waiting for delivery soon I hope. :-)
      Take care.

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      Creator Oliver Pospisil on December 6, 2011

      Well Done. Can't wait to replace my current stylus with one that is actually working - the Cosmonaut.

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      Creator Evan Henderson on December 5, 2011

      Great job. This took a while but I'm glad you guys did it write. I will be spreading the word about this (hopefully) great project

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      Creator Cliff Dossel on December 5, 2011

      Clever video. I love the concept and the product looks great. I'll be a little disappointed when I get my Cosmonaut since I've enjoyed following the whole process.

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      Creator Mike walsh on December 5, 2011

      The package is amazing! Good job guys!

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      Creator Olivier Chabot on December 5, 2011

      So happy to read those news ! I can't wait to get mine this will be a nice Christmas gift from you !

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      Creator Matt Gorbet on December 5, 2011

      Very nice. Did you shoot it with a glyph?

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      Creator Nathan Gebhard on December 5, 2011

      The packaging looks great. Nicely done. Excited to see it first hand. Thanks.

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      Creator Gregg Humphrey on December 5, 2011

      Fantastic ! Love the Mr. Rogers clip, and I can't wait to get the Cosmonaut !

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      Creator Michael Quinn on December 5, 2011

      Always blows me away to see a mix of robots and humans sitting down to make stuff.

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      Creator Martin Dowson on December 5, 2011

      Wooohooo !!!! Thanks for the video really exciting to see it all come together. Can't wait to receive mine!

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      Creator Pasha on December 5, 2011

      Hooray!

      Looks awesome ~

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      Creator Luke Batt on December 5, 2011

      That's awesome, love the video, highly surprised it's not a more automated process, and kind of scary to think how long it takes for each one to be made. Best of luck in selling them in stores as well.

      The box design is really cool, man, just can't wait to get this thing in my hands :)

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      Creator Noah Tom on December 5, 2011

      YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...YAY...

      Nice job guys! If you couldn't tell I'm glad it's shipping.

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      Creator El Drijver on December 5, 2011

      I can't express how much I love the box design. It has a great 'acquired taste'-vintage look, as well as a 'simple' toy container box from 60 years ago. Insanely tasteful!

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      Creator Gabriela Flatt on December 5, 2011

      It's BEAUTIFUL!

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      Creator Daniel Read on December 5, 2011

      * putting up 'with' our collective impatience.

      Why, oh why can't I edit a comment that's been submitted :-/

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      Creator Daniel Read on December 5, 2011

      Looks amazing guys. Without the benefit of being able to hold a Cosmonaut in my hand, I have to say it looks like you've achieved the original vision and following along has been an awesome ride. Thanks for putting in the love to get through the production challenges and stay true to the concept and thanks for putting up our collective impatience to see the goods.

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      Creator Sean Mason on December 5, 2011

      Awesome. What I'm most impressed with is the thoughtfulness and diligence that went into making this stylus. You could have had it out sooner, but I'm expecting it's going to be worth the wait.

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      Creator Tom Beyer on December 5, 2011

      Simply spectacular, well worth waiting for, Thanks for the update-now I really can't wait.

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      Creator Eduardo Baroni on December 5, 2011

      Congratulation, guys. Waiting for mine.

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      Creator Dickie Adams on December 5, 2011

      Excellent work! Can't wait to try it out.

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      Creator Daniel Nordlund on December 5, 2011

      Beautiful guys! Can´t wait to get my own little cosmonaut delivered. Nice job and good luck with future projects. Count me in to back you up again then.

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      Creator Scott Smith on December 5, 2011

      Sweet! I'm excited about receiving mine. Nice video by the way.

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      Creator Lorenzo Ciglioni on December 5, 2011

      Sella done guys!
      I can't wait to have it in my hands... it feels like my "old" iPad is going to have a whole new life... :)

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      Creator David Zahn on December 5, 2011

      Brilliant! A beautiful update. You clearly love this project. Thank you!

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      Creator Gerald Cournoyer on December 5, 2011

      Thanks for the update! Looks great -- can't wait!

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      Creator Tom Tokarski on December 5, 2011

      That's great! Thanks for the update. Who designed the packaging and who's making it?

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      Creator Jason on December 5, 2011

      That was beautiful. Thank you.

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      Creator Mari on December 5, 2011

      Nice video. I've held off on spending money on any other stylus and I can't wait to finally get mine.

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      Creator Mary Longacre on December 5, 2011

      Thanks for the joyous update! Very cool video & love Mr. Rogers.

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      Creator Tom Parker on December 5, 2011

      That's great. Congratulations.

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      Creator Brenton Schlender on December 5, 2011

      The video is a gem. Manufacturing is its own kind of art form.

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      Creator Kristian Bjørnard on December 5, 2011

      Mr. Rogers Neighborhood is honestly one of the best TV shows ever created. Thanks for reminding me. And also showing me how your awesome utili-toy is made.

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