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Wow Wee Robosapien V2

Robosapien V2
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Average Price: $230
Our rating: 44
82 out of 90 owners liked it!

Features

Fluid motions and gestures: fast dynamic 2-speed running, walking, turning, bending, sitting, standing, lying down and getting up, waving
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2Worse than V1
5WOW WEE

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Aggregate Reviews

(PcMag) rating: 3.5
(CircuitCity) rating: 4.5
(eToys) rating: 3
(amazon) rating: 4.0
(target) rating: 1.5

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Pros

Best functions: the karate chops, complete with sound effects; the dance program
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Cons

Trouble moving forwards and backwards or turning right and left on the carpeted floor
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Editor's Opinion

Robosapien is a great toy for a robot enthousiast. Affordable, expandable and fully hackable. The V2 has a lot more functionality and features than his predecessor, but more difficult to work with and control reliably. It is much bigger, smarter, and more expensive then the previous version.

Description

Robosapien V2 combines fluid biomechanical motion with interactive humanoid personality. It is based on the science of applied biomorphic robotics and is simple enough for kids and advanced enough for adults.

Robosapien is fully functional right out of the box, requiring no complex set up. All functions are handled by the remote control and no computer is required. It provides more than six hours of continuous entertainment and he automatically shuts down after he has been idle for more than 20 minutes.

Walks forward and backward, leans over in four directions, and can lift bulky items and pieces of paper alike. Best of all, his movements look natural and are quiet. This attribute separates Robosapien from less sophisticated entertainment robots on the market. Robosapien's impressive flexibility is evident as he walks in two different speeds, dances and easily handles 180 degree turns.

Robosapien has touch sensors on his hands, on front and back of both his feet and a sound sensor. This means you could program your Robosapien to walk forward until it bumps into something.

His right hand is for picking up round or bulky objects like balls, cardboard tubes, etc. His left hand is for thin things like pencils, napkins, dollar bills, business cards, and paper. He also has lights in the center of his hands, which allows him to illuminate the area on the floor when he goes to pick something up - a very cool effect.

Robosapien is controlled via infrared remote control to send commands to the IR receiver in the dome on his head.

Can see, hear, touch, and interact with you and his surroundings with a full range of fluid movement. The new grippers allow him to pick-up and throw objects.

Pros

  • Best functions: the karate chops, complete with sound effects; the dance program.
  • Highly hackable and extensible.
  • Interacts with other Robonetics products (Roboraptor and Robopet).
  • Lots of actions and interactions.

Cons

  • Trouble moving forwards and backwards or turning right and left on the carpeted floor.
  • Black paint chips fast to reveal white underneath.
  • Trouble walking up inclines.
  • Does not automatically get up.
  • Should have rechargeable batteries, and a recharging station.
  • Should respond to touch sensors like the Roboraptor.
  • Modes and control sequences very complex.
  • Expensive.
  • Cannot learn and grow.

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User Comments

drum289 - May 19, 2008
I have just bought a RSV2. Yes, it's a bit silly on carpet and I guess I can get a bit bored with him (I'm impatient) but he's entertaining and I will be getting an RS Media
Callum - February 15, 2008
I Think it is the best thing you could ever get!!!If it could learn i would teach it loads,there is nothing better than it,promise you
robot - December 22, 2007
the robosapien v2 is a very humorous edition to the wow wee family not only being humorous hes very intelligent to so basically if you put it all together hes a perfect robot loads of sensors recognises 3 colours and it recognises humans so thats very cool he even bowls but you have to lay ouyt the pins for him lol but if you give him 1 of the pins he will put it with the other 2 because theres only 3 pins the best thing about him is that you can just let him roam free and after a certain time hell atoumatically shut down.Overall hes my best robot
sebastian - February 06, 2007
I have two robosapien v2s
- January 24, 2007
i have one and i wish i had got th RS media so if you are planing to get one of these i recomend that you buy a RS media for a little more money
robolover - October 07, 2006
I have one and its awsome
Daniel - July 05, 2006
It's super.

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