OWI robots was @ The NYC Toy fair 2008, this is another company that I've never seen in person but have seen their kits online before. They have a lot of variations of a solar cell with a motor - aerial cable cars, solar cars, viking ships, solar climbing monkeys in addition to nicely machined metal bug kits and my favorite - their line of giant robotic arms.
More:
- OWI robotics - Link.
- More photos of OWI kits @ Flickr - Link.
- Giant set of NYC Toy fair 2008 photos @ Flickr - Link.
- MAKE's coverage of the NYC Toy Faire 2008 in one place! - Link.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/owi_kits_solar_robots_bug.html