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| View Larger Image | Tomy I-SOBOT Robot | Toyby Tomy
| List Price: | $179.99 | |
| | Sales Rank: | 13,214th |
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FEATURES | - Robot packed with over 200 words and phrases, and 200 pre-programmed movements
- Operates with remote control, programmable memory, and voice activation
- 17 custom designed actuators and gyro-sensor for balance and freely moving joints
- Includes remote control, hexagon wrench, action chart, operation manual and 3 AAA batteries
- Recommended for ages 10 and up
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Product Description
He might be pocket-sized, but this miniature high-tech humanoid robot packs a huge punch. i-SOBOT is a 6.5-inch biped bot that's fully articulated, features voice command recognition and can speak a vocabulary of over 200 words and phrases. What's more, he can dance, perform his own special karate moves complete with self sound effects, and can motor forwards, backward, side-to-side or diagonally. He'll even lay down when he's had enough - and get back up again when it's time to go. i-SOBOT is powered by 17 customs developed servo-motors and 19 integrated circuit chips. He features a built-in gyro sensor and comes fully assembled, ready for action. He can be controlled in a variety of ways: by pre-programmed actions, user programmed actions (done easily with the LCD remote control), or by real-time remote control or voice commands. Robot requires 3 "AAA" rechargeable batteries; remote requires 4 "AAA" batteries, all included. Measures 6.5" tall. |
Amazon.com Product Description
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 34 reviews)
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A lot of pre-programmed actions by A. Fung (ON CANADA)  4 Stars
November 01, 2009
plenty of fun actions, and a lot of them require good deal of balance. A very nice toy to own at the current price tag. It would be better if it has the teach mode which allow you to put the joints in any angle you like.
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A Fun Toy for All Ages but Too Fragile and Expensive by D. Lee (Bergen County, New Jersey)  3 Stars
October 06, 2009
Got this toy for my son's 10th year birthday. It was his greatest excitment for almost 2 weeks and he played with it constantly - trying to figure out different ways of controlling it.
Well, his little 4 year old cousin came and got his hand on it - dropped it and the parts misaligned. It took us a while for us adults reading the instructions and re-calibrate it but never was the "same" again. As result, he stopped playing it and now it is in the box gathering dust in the toy grave yard.
A nice, fun, and technically advanced toy but definitely not durable. Not sure it is really worth the money.
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Fun, cool, and entertaining by John (Elk Grove, CA)  5 Stars
October 02, 2009
Tomy I-SOBOT Robot is a hoot to have around on a rainy day. It can get a little boring after a while (few months of playing with it), but there are a lot of things to get involved with the programming aspect of it.
Easy to use, but you have to punch out all the codes (commands like A-A-BB-BB-AB) for special moves. The manual isn't as easy to read cause of it's compact size, so it makes it hard to look up the codes all the time. Overall good toy, and I would get another one for a friend.
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I-Sobot's Review 4 Stars
July 26, 2009
I got I-Sobot for my 9th birthday. I think I-Sobot entertains me well with his music, movie scenes, dances, karate, and imitations of animals. But I was disappointed by I-Sobot's walking and spotlight. Walking was a little more on the good side than the bad. Sometimes he walks and sometimes not. The charger oftentimes turns off randomly. I think I-Sobot was well built and passed most of my expectations. I-Sobot was easy for me to learn and also fun. I-Sobot is definitely one of my favorite toys.
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Amazing toy robot, but not quite a toy or a robot by Matthew McHugh (NJ) 4 Stars
May 06, 2009
The "wow factor" of the iSobot is formidable. The first time you see this little guy moving around with his elaborate mechanical fluency, it knocks your socks off. "Wow!" you think. "It's a real robot!"
But, it's not. Yes, it's range of motion and articulation are stunning (but for a robot that can stand perfectly on one leg, its walking is kind of underwhelming). Though, mostly iSobot just runs through a lot of pre-programmed schtick that gets a little tired after a while. When you actually try to do things with it in Program Mode, you quickly discover its limitations. iSobot can really only do what it's been built to do and adult robot hobbyists are likely to exhaust that pretty quick. And, while it is fairly durable, it's far too sensitive and expensive to let little kids play with it like a regular toy.
So what is iSobot? An amazing demonstration of what is possible in bipedal robotic design. As such, it is impressive and fascinating -- but it's not something you can tinker with to explore the frontiers of home robotics or let your kids bang around. iSobot is curiosity. A high-tech knick-knack. A really, really awesome one to be sure -- but just understand that when you buy this, you're buying a piece of history rather than something imported from the future.
If you're an early adopter-type drawn to techno-toys that are way ahead of their time which seem quaint in retrospect, you must have iSobot in your collection. Otherwise, the "wow factor" might wear off in a few weeks leaving you with "buyer's remorse."
- mattmchugh.com
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