In the recent movie “Robots,” Rodney, an eager robot with inventive dreams, shared his motto, “See a need, fill a need.” It’s a saying that struck Napa resident Melanie Oberting.

PARENTS watching "Robots" are going to love the notion that babies can be outfitted with volume control buttons. This adult joke will surely be lost on the kids in the audience. But they'll be too ...

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