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Robo Pet from Toys
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Minimum Age: 8 years
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Product Description Robopet is the fusion between technology and personality. Combined with user-controlled movements and autonomous, free-roaming behavior, the Robopet comes alive at 7 inches long. Some of them are naughty, some of them are nice, the interactive pet to take anywhere. Features include: Trainable - Responds to positive and negative reinforcement Leach Technology - Trace a laser path on the ground and he will follow it Environmental Awareness and interactivity Performs tricks on command Visual and sonic guard dog mode Responds to Commands from Robosapien V2 Sleep and auto shut-off functions 3 AAA battery for Remote, 4 AAA battery for main unit
Customer Reviews
For better performance, better batteries are needed. Posted 31 December 2006
I got this at a local Discovery Channel store for $41.97. The first one I got had a broken rear leg. Robopet just shutdown itself couple minutes after I activated it because it couldn't turn over and stand up. After I examed it I found the parts is detached from the motor. I went back to the store and exhchange for a new one. The new one has 4 black chips that scure the leg parts and prevent the parts from detaching from the motors. Obviously the first one is defective...lacks of parts.
Before I got the robopet I've heard that batteries affect the performance a lot. I went to Frys and got 2 different kinds of batteries, ACDelco Super Alkaline and eneloop rechargeable by Sanyo and GE, to test out. I was very dissapointed on the performance after using ACDelco. What happened is Robopet had problem turnover and standup after it did the rollover trick. Then I used eneloop batteries. The performance improved but still... Robopet had to try like 3 times to stand up, sometimes shutdown itself, and had problem making turns on the carpet. But the performance is OK when it's on hard floor. I can tell the waist of Robopet was weak from the sound of the motor...dying sound. I thought I got a defect one again or Robopet doesn't perform well on carpet at all. I decided to try the old batteries, Sony CycleEngery, that I use for my mp3 palyer. The performance is owesome. Now robopet makes turns rollover nicely even on the soft thick carpet.
At beginning I thought Robopet's sensors were not working very well since it kept bumpping into walls and walking against the wall. Then I found that if the light is bright enough Robopet reacts very well.
Some maybe said that it's made of cheap parts. But I think for about $42 it's totally worth it. Sony Aibo costs more than $500.
I am gonna order the Roboreptile from Amazon. I can't wait to receive RV2 next Tuesday.
I would suggest exam the products right after you purchase since missing parts, 4 parts, is a very riduculous thing that could happen. And they assert that each product is tested before they ship it.
Cool toy, But has some durability problems. Posted 30 November 2006
It is a really cool toy if the price is at this level, not the original WOWEE retail. It can act like a real dog although it can only show routined action. It walks well on a typical carpet floor - It is 4-legged toy!!! - So its walking ability is best among all WOWWEE robots. Only Robosapien can be equal to this toy for walking ability. Neither RR, nor RS V2(RRep) can walk better than robopet.
In addition, its articulated leg structure is a fun itself! Maybe Zoids can only match with it in that viewpoint. Of course its walking motion is more realistic than zoids.
Durability problem lies in the fatigue failure of the plastic grip of a spring in rear legs. This spring is needed to recover rear leg to its original position when the robopet shakes his leg for the trick #9. The problem is that its grip made of plastic is too weak. When you have played robopet for a long time, check this problem and remove the spring when its grip is broken.
Recommended to Everyone!!!!!!!! Posted 21 September 2006
As thrilled as I was when I bought the Roboraptor, I decided to buy the Robopet. At first, I was a little skeptical about the purchase because I hadn't gotten to research it yet, but I agreed to give it a chance. When my dad and I tried it out, it was better than I thought it would be! Even my little sister loves it! I would definitely recommend it to everyone, especially robot freaks like myself. Enjoy!
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