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WowWee FlyTech Skyhopper: More Mothra than a Star Wars Airspeeder
Digging around on the FCC site can uncover some truly weird things. Exhibit A this morning: WowWee's FlyTech Skyhopper (no, not that Skyhopper). More »
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By Stephen ClimpsonComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: I have a crash sensor in my head as well. If you see gray, then there's been a crash. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Rovio Modded To Fight Blazing Candles
The Rovio is the most promising webcam-wielding robot out there that, sadly, we don't exploit because of conscience. But one modder has tweaked the otherwise pervy spybot to become a brave and loyal firefighter. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Nick: kinda like a rhino. i heard they stomp out fires in the bush. 6 Responses | Other threads
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WowWee Spyball Looks Like Death Star Torture Ball, But Transforms and Shoots Upskirt Pics
Like the Rovio, WowWee's Spyball is a Wi-Fi-enabled spycam robot. But it transforms from sorta conspicuous ball to spycam for surreptitious shots. You can connect ad-hoc via Wi-Fi or over the internet. More » -
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WowWee Cinemin Pico Projectors Are Tiny and Cheap
WowWee's Cinemin pico projectors fit any situation you'd be pico projecting in. The Swivel is a candybar that angles 90 degrees; the Stick's tinier and takes SD cards, and the Station's an iPod dock station. More »
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Comment by Brad Attaway: So if they're cheap, where's the price mention? 7 Responses | Other threads
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ces 2009
WowWee Joebot Has Joementum, But Roborover Is a Late Bloomer
WowWee actually imbues its new robots with some personality: Joebot is dancing rhythm robot that responds to beats (he beatboxes!), while the Roborover explorer starts out shy and gets bolder over time. Cute. More »
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Comment by Kaveh: Does anyone remember the Muppet Babies cartoon? Skooter ordered a toy robot that ran amuck... his name was Transgojobot... weird. I... 3 Responses | Other threads
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battlemodo
Ultimate Toy Robot Battlemodo
Everyone wants love, companionship and contact. Those who can't get it from humans can turn to the latest crop of hot toy robots: Wall-E in three sizes, WowWee's Rovio, Femisapien and Mr. Personality, the dino D-Rex, multi-talented Elmo Live and Sony's enchantingly personable Rolly music player. Each exudes a desire to be your loyal friend from every noisy servo and glowing LED. But which should you choose? More » -
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WowWee Rovio Driver App Now Available For the iPhone
If you have enjoyed using the built-in iPhone application on WowWee's three-wheelin' Rovio robot, then head on over to the App Store because "Rovio Driver" looks like a major upgrade. The free app adds head position / rotation controls and the camera view appears to be much larger than the standard version. Damn, I might have to put this one on the Christmas list myself. [Robo Community via I4U News] -
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WowWee's Rovio Roving Webcam Detailed in Videos
The Rovio is quite definitely revving up for its September 26th launch with a bunch of new promo videos from WowWee. If you weren't already intrigued by the web-controlled roving webcam, then you will be after watching this teaser: it looks like it does a pretty fab job of maneuvering while streaming video and sounds. I do wish the camera vertical angle was more adjustable, though. More » -
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WowWee Rovio Revving Up for Sept 26 Launch
WowWee's awesome three-wheel webcam-enabled robot will soon be roving to an e-retailer near you! The Rovio, which features a Northstar GPS system and the ability to be controlled through the internet, cellphones, and even game consoles, can be seen on Amazon and pre-ordered for $300 on Hammacher Schlemmer. The scheduled release date is Sept. 26. [Robots Rule via Crave] -
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WowWee Femisapien On Sale Now
For those of you looking for your first taste of a female robot that will do your bidding, the $99 WowWee Femisapien is on sale now at WowWee's site and major retailers like Target and Amazon. What's super cool about this robot is that you can program its movements, essentially, with a touch of a button and dragging its limbs around rag doll style. It also sorta has boobies. [WowWee via RobotsRule]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Duckspwn: @smegz: Shit, you beat me to it, I gotta start reading the previous comments before commenting myself... more » | Other threads
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WowWee Femisapien Fembot Gets Thorough, Semi-Naughty Video Shakedown
As the folks at Robots Rule show in this video, Femisapien is "smart, funny, can dance up a storm and perform skits with you." What a gal. Here we get a demo of just about every feature imaginable, including Fashion Pose mode, Backup Singer mode, Business Card Handout mode—you get the idea. All fine and dandy. And then, there's this music video, where things get serious...with whips. I kid you not. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by StarChaser Tyger: @Bloodboiler: Waving a hand isn't as bad as smacking her in the head to make her stop... more » | Other threads
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robots
The Shining Recreated with WowWee Robots
In the above video, the famous tricycle scene from The Shining is reenacted with a WowWee Tribot and a couple of Femisapiens who meet some gruesome demises. It's pretty awesome. After the jump, check the original scene for comparison's sake. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by ANoel: Totally SFW.... in other words keep your day jobs. more » | Other threads
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toys
WowWee White Tiger Cub Robot Is Unboxed, Unleashed
WowWee, makers of fine programmable robotic toys, is stepping back a bit with the "Alive" series of animatronic beasts sporting realistic skeletons that move according to how much attention they're given. You can't load custom Java code onto this White Tiger Cub though, so if that's your thing, stick with the RoboSapiens or, perhaps, an equally cuddly Pleo, which has its own upcoming SDK. The cub does have plenty of movements in its repertoire though, and it's kind of creepy to watch. More » -
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The Elvinator: One Man's Quest to Merge Singing Elvis Robot with Terminator Killing Machine
I thought I had seen the last of the WowWee singing Elvis robot last summer when Wilson skinned the thing and gave me nightmares. I was wrong. Instructables user GW Jax has put his Elvinator on display, which combines "The King" with T101, the king of death. More »
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robots
Insider Vid Shows WowWee Femisapien Fembot Knows All the Moves
The Sega E.M.A. fembot we showed you on the weekend is really the WowWee Femisapien, and WowWee has just popped up a couple of "insider videos" of it in action. They show the cleverer parts of the tech, and get Femisapien doing a little swashbuckling: though the two 'bots are just going through a set of scripted moves, the end result fencing match is impressive. In the second video, WowWee inventor Mark Tilden shows exactly how smart Femisapien is at learning moves as you pose it. More » -
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Disney RC Tinkerbell Ornithopter Redefines the Term "Flying Fairy"
This Disney RC Tinker Bell is one seriously sweet flying fairy. As you see in the video, it's using WowWee's FlyTech ornithopter-type vertical flying system to flutter, glide and dive around this Waldorf-Astoria suite. It'll be out in the fall for $40. [Disney] -
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WowWee Wrex the Dawg Bot Gets Video Review
The guys over at RobotsRule.com have just come up with this review of WowWee's new Wrex the Dawg toy robot. And sure, it's no Aibo, or even the robot dog from yesterday, but it's got a certain something. It's remote-controllable, programmable and has a suite of 18 tricks to act out, depending on its mood. And you can leave it in Guard mode, ready to stir itself and terrify your cats with some very strange noises. Check out those worryingly hypnotic rotating, flashing eyeballs too. If this 'bot tickles your fancy, you'll have to wait, as there's no info on release date— but it'll cost about $170. [Geek Alerts] -
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WowWee Chatterbot Looks Like Robot Hell-Hound, Does Friendly Banter
Move over iBuddy and Availbot, the masters of robo-companionship toys have arrived on scene. This is a WowWee Chatterbot, a USB-powered desktop companion that reacts with some motion and a bit of chattering to "trigger" words typed into emails, IM, calendar entries and the like. It's not as smart as Robosapien, of course: basically it just spouts out jokes and bits of commentary. Because we all like hellish dogs with eerie eyes responding to our typing, don't we? The video reveals the toy in action. More » -
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Wall-E Robot Toy In Action
We just saw the Wall-E toy in action, and it's a pretty interesting toy (although not $190 worth of interesting). The best features include fully articulating tank treads, 10 motors, audio and vision sensors, remote control by both joystick and touchpad, individual shutters on each eye, and collision detection. Wall-E also has a "follow me" mode that'll allow a Wall-E to stick to a kid or dog and track it around the house. (We would have tried it out, but it was far too noisy and crowded at Maker Faire for Wall-E to track anything or anyone reliably.) [Maker Faire and Wall-E] More »
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By Brian LamComment by --Tito--: I hate how the little kids think its real. . . . 2 Responses | Other threads
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Ultimate Wall-E Robot Being Brought to Life by Disney, Thinkway Toys
Disney is teaming up with Thinkway Toys to make Wall-E into a real robot. The toy, titled Ultimate Wall-E, will retail at a stonking $189.99 and will ship this summer. The robot will feature 10 motors for movement, remote control, programming mode and obstacle, sound and touch detection sensors for basic environment interactions. More »
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By Haroon MalikComment by Jguelde13: Here is a nice safe looking robot for all you parents to buy for your kiddies!! [www.yankodesign.com] more » | Other threads
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dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: Talking Elvis Robot Only $99
The Talking Elvis robot is on sale at the WowWee store for just $99. Depending on how you look at it, that's either $200 less than it should be, or $99 too much. Either way, if you can't make room for a creepy hunk o' burning love in your living room, then... you're probably smarter than us. [WowWee] -
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Hawks Agree: WowWee's Dragonfly Tastes Delicious
It appears that hawks the world over are not Giz readers, because they would have known that WowWee's Dragonfly is for high flying fun—not eating. Apparently, one such technologically impaired hawk in Long Island learned this the hard way after it snatched a boy's Dragonfly out of mid air. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by GOKOR: I wonder if I can convince a Panda to mate with WowWee's RoboPanda. more » | Other threads
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CES 2008: What You Missed So Far
We arrived at CES yesterday, and despite being separated into bloggers and press, and watching the game in standard def, we've had a great time so far. If you've missed the coverage, let's catch you up to speed: More » -
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By Adam FrucciComment by Z: @REILAOS : The wheel system is generally known as a Killough platform so that you can achieve holonomic movement. OK... more » | Other threads
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By Adam FrucciComment by HJTravels: BALANCE_IN_LIFE is right they are like those things in Half-Life 2, Man-Hacks or something, only smaller. When does Half-Life 3... more » | Other threads
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Homer Simpson Robosapien Caught on Video
In the realm of horrible Simpsons knockoff toys, this Homer Simpson Robosapien has to be one of the worst ever. Shall we count the things wrong with it? First, it's not even the real Homer's voice. Second, well, it's a piece of crap. Watch the video to see Shiny Shiny struggle to get the thing to work. [Shiny Shiny]
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By Jason ChenComment by Churrito: The robot is a piece of crap plus the woman is useless at presenting and looks like a dog. ... more » | Other threads
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Comment by gonnapena: If you like this item like I do, then jump on it soon. I doubt Wow Wee is making much... more » | Other threads
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elvis lives
WowWee Alive Elvis Robot Unboxed... and Skinned
There was no need to perform a Voight-Kampff test on this skin job. It came from the folks who introduced the world to the Robosapien—and besides, it had infrared vision sensors and no arms or legs. Since we showed you the first glimpse of robot Elvis at CES, we realized that now that it's out, the only direction to go was a full-on skinning in the name of technical appreciation.
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Robosapien Coming to the Big Screen
The Robosapien is going to be hitting the big screen. The robot will be starring in its own movie and it will be made with the help of Avi Arad and his production company. Arad has put work into Spiderman movies, the Hulk, X-Men 3 and the nostalgic X-Men animated series from the 1990s. Those who are fans of the more violent Robosapiens will be disappointed because this movie is going to be very family friendly. The movie will be a combination live-action and CGI and is in the early development stages, so don't be expecting this movie until 2008, at earliest. Sorry, Robosapien, my animated robotic love still belongs to the Iron Giant. Image via Gearlog More » -
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WowWee Dragonfly On Sale Now for $49
Shaq's finally going to get his oversized clown hands on the WowWee Dragonfly RC robot now that Radio Shack has them in stock. $49.99 and some change will get you a green Dragonfly that you can steer around and dive bomb pigeons with. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by dsetzer: I have one and I'm quite pleased with it. The wings are fairly durable and I haven't had to... more » | Other threads
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Wowwee Segway-ish P.E.A. Bot Canned
Unfortunate news has come about regarding the P.E.A. Bot from Wowwee, the folks that brought you the Robosapien. This beer-holdstering, Segway-technology using robot that we first told you about at CES 2006 over a year ago has officially gotten the can. It was slated for an early 2007 release and it was finally canned because it was going to cost way too much, Mark Tilden, Wowwee Chief Designer and Engineer said. Sad news, indeed. Tilden also said that they may try to create the P.E.A. Bot again, in the future, but no promises. Thanks, RSV3L
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Comment by Omega: I'd love to have a robot like this that could quickly zip around on wheels - none of that take-forever-to-weeble-wobble-around-in-...... more » | Other threads
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Dealzmodo: Robosapien V2, $99
If you didn't get that beloved Robosapien for Christmas, no worries, Amazon is here to help. If you go check out the Amazon Gold Box they have the Robosapien V2 for $99 today only. This is half off what this robot toy normally sells for. The Robosapien V2 can walk, talk and interact with the environment. It won't cuddle, spoon or caress you to sleep, though. More » -
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Dealzmodo: $36 Roboreptile
Amazon has the WowWee Roboreptile available for $36 out the door. This reptile normally carries a $100+ pricetag, but they have marked it way down, just in time to not get here for Christmas. I've played with the Roboreptile before and I must say that they are pretty fun—especially with small animal that enjoy fighting fake, plastic, robotic reptiles. More » -
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RS Media Robosapein to Offer Multimedia Entertainment
It's clear that WowWee Robotics' Robosapien has some fans here and the latest model, the RS Media, offers more multimedia functionality than you could ever want from a little robot. The robot, a prototype of which was demoed at CES earlier this year, features an integrated LCD on which MPEG videos can be displayed; 50MB of internal memory store video and music files transferred over from a PC. Music bellows from the stereo speaker located in the robot's hands and a subwoofer on its back. More » -
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Chimpy on TV!
Chimpy McChimphead live on Jimmy Kimmel! He's with some Chimpy handler who might be in the music business, but I'm so excited to see Chimpy getting airplay! -
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Chimpy McChimphead and Roboreptile
Wow Wee showed us their latest and greatest last night, including a fellow we've seen before and who I call Chimpy McChimphead—he's an absolute freak: just imagine some crazy chimp head screaming at you from a table—and the very cool Roboreptile.
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Live from CES: Robosapien Roundup
Wowwee Robotics has a nice booth set up here at the Sands Convention Center with all kinds of new robotic goodies. Three new robots are debuting this year: the P.E.A. BOT, the RS Media, and the Roboreptile. More »
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Comment by pixelbrat: These are too damn cool. Why can't other people get on the robot bandwagon!? I had a Tomy... more » | Other threads
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