If you’ve got a toddler running about the house you may have asked yourself “Isn’t there some way I could put all of that energy to good use?” Well the folks who came up with Rocco , one of the awesome entries in the Greener Gadgets design competition , were thinking the same exact thing. When kids rock on Rocco, the kinetic energy is converted into electricity that lights up Rocco’s ears which detach and can be used as nightlights, flashlights or a lamp! READ MORE AT INHABITOTS > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design , green design , green toys” title=”Rocco Kinetic Energy Harvesting Rocking Horse , Greener Gadgets , kinetic energy , Rocco Kinetic Energy Harvesting Rocking Horse , rocking horse , sustainable design

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If you’ve got a toddler running about the house you may have asked yourself “Isn’t there some way I could put all of that energy to good use?” Well the folks who came up with Rocco, one of the awesome entries in the Greener Gadgets design competition, were thinking the same exact thing. When kids rock on Rocco, the kinetic energy is converted into electricity that lights up Rocco’s ears which detach and can be used as nightlights, flashlights or a lamp!

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