Apparently, Scholastic liked the idea so much that they turned it into a kit and book for kids (with the help of Klutz), but failed to involve or even credit the gadget's original creators.

ENGADGET: Evil Mad Scientist's "BristleBot" project boosted by Scholastic / Klutz for book, no credit in sight

In an upsetting -- though somehow not surprising -- turn of events, it appears that Scholastic and partner company Klutz have ripped off the work of two Makers, Windell and Lenore Oskay.

ENGADGET: Evil Mad Scientist's "BristleBot" project boosted by Scholastic / Klutz for book, no credit in sight

The dispatcher, having started out as a klutz so ordinary that he wears a tie and a sleeveless sweater, morphs into an action hero, which is just one of a cluster of wild implausibilities that crowd out the cogency of the film.

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There's no reason to doubt Robertson's story, and the good-guy pitcher swears up and down that, in fact, he is simply a klutz.

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