Well, I'm glad to say I've stumbled across your animation. It's got a neat balance of the elements and lightheartedness that I don't find sprinkled as sporadically nowadays. Aside for being lulzworthy the characters definitely have clearly outlined personalities and the interaction between them blends nicely with the tone of your piece.
The positive glow behind the story's mechanization is a splendid surprise as well.
However, -.5 star for the rather 'raw' audio work. I can understand that a $500 mic is not something that falls into one's lap immediately but something as simple as sound levels, normalization, etc, would have done wonders.
Keep up the awesome.
-CO