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Cellphone controlled Robot Bear -

Roby d’Bear is a new project which is an entertainment robot that connects with mobile devices. Users can move its arms, head, mouth, eyes and eyelids. Other operation modes include Play, Repeat, Dance and Karaoke functions. In Play mode the robot repeats after the user. You can enable repeat mode in higher or lower voice for more entertaining effects. When playing a song on your […] Read More

AMEX Mini Robot – The mini robot educational platform -

AMEX Mini Robot is a new, unique educational platform for building a mobile mini robot. The platform is designed in a way that provides a variety of configurations of mechanical and electronic part of the robot. It gives the possibility of creating as many as seven different versions of the chassis mounted on the same mounting boards. The change of the chassis is made by […] Read More

New generation of robotic programmed toys: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 -

Lego Mindstorms was known as the first of the smart toys when it was unleashed in 1998. Lego releases the new generation of MindStorms in order to make younger generations acquainted with building robots and programming applications. The new Mindstorms EV3 is developed in three years by an international team consisting of designers from Europe and the US and Mindstorms enthusiasts from Greece to Canada. […] Read More

Paro Roboseal -

Roboseal is an advanced pet robot designed for healing patients suffering form certain diseases. Please see product page. Its price $6755. It is able to develop personality over time based on how it is treated. It recognizes its name, greetings, expresses feelings through body and facial movements, has tactile, light, audition, temperature sensors, can recognize direction of sound. Read More

Roboscooper -

  Roboscooper (TM) robot by WowWee is one of the newest robot toys that WowWee introduced to the market. It is able to pickup things around at the same time entertaining the kids. Price is $44.95 at Amazon.Com. Visit product page at WowWee website. Read More

Lego Robot Solves Rubik’s Cube in 5.35 seconds: world record -

It is amazing what can be done with what so many considers just a toy kit… People have managed to make a rubik cube solver out of lego mindstorms, which gained the new word record for solving a rubik’s cube. To add to the coolness of the robot, it is controlled only by a Samsung Galaxy phone! Read More

Pleo is back with an improved version -

As the hobbyists might recall, the production of the robot dinasour, Pleo, had stopped last year. Now, after Innvo Labs took over the technology of the robot, the toy is back in production. The new version has a longer battery life, improved skin sensor system and also a new smell sensor system. The robot is already on sale in Hong Kong and it will be […] Read More

New Bioloid Premium Kit arrives -

One of the most popular humanoid robot kits, bioloid, announced that the premium kit will be available for sale soon. The robot has excellent humanoid walking ability and transparent skin for customization. In addition to many upgrades, robotis definetely upgraded the appearance too. The bioloid kit, by Robotis, is also able to make robots other than Humanoids. For more details please visit here. Read More

Music playing robot that follows you around -

The new robot called Mint Robot #3, Music Tank, is a robotic music player that can follow you around or be remote controlled. The robot detects the objects in its front by ultrasonic sensors and can distinguish humans with its thermal sensors. With the endless track system like those used in war tanks, the robot can overcome most of the obstacles if they can not […] Read More

Ugobe Pleo is coming back -

The little green dinasour robot pleo, which faded into extinction a while ago, is coming back to the market. There will be a few upgrades for the current version, as well as future planned upgrades. The price for now will stay the same. It is good to see that Pleo didn’t face the same fate as the famous AIBO from Sony, which was taken off […] Read More