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Sip Without Fear

February 23, 2010; 6:00 am by Joyce Slaton

bot.jpgHere’s the scenario: baby is thirsty, you give him some milk in a sippy, he drinks for a second of blissful, blissful silence, until “Waaaah!” He’s turned the cup upside down and can’t get anything else out. For the 11 millionth time.

The innovative Bot sippy cup has a cool feature: a weighted stainless steel ball inside a flexible straw. Whenever the kid tips the cup, the same gravity that makes the liquid fall to one side also moves the straw. Ergo, every sip brings up a drink, ergo, you get 15 more seconds of peace and quiet before he empties the cup and starts screaming again.

The Bot is made by Burlingame’s ZoLi, an eco-minded company whose products are free from BPA, phthalates, PVC, latex and chloride. ZoLi’s packaging is made from recycled products and uses soy-based inks, for earth-friendlier degrading. The Bot is non-breakable and the lid and handle are just one part, to cut down on wandering cup pieces.

ZoLi also makes an intriguing child’s nail trimmer, the Buzz B., which uses a gentle whirling sander to grind nails down instead of a clipper that can slip and cut baby’s little cuticles. The Buzz B. is unfortunately out of stock on ZoLi’s site, but the Bot is available, in green or orange.

ZoLi’s Bot sippy cup, $12

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  1. we have it, and i like it okay, but it DOES leak.

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