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8 robotic toys for the holidays (2013)
Frank Tobe’s holiday gift ideas for robot fans.
Romo App-Controlled Pet for iOS Devices
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| Romo by Romotive, includes face detection, telepresence/remote control and training, at Brookstone, $149.99 |
WowWee RoboMe Robot Kit for iPhone
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| RoboMe by WowWee has face detection, voice recognition and speech synthesis, at Amazon, $129.99 |
Sphero App-controlled Wireless Robotic Ball
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| Sphero by Orbotix, a robotic ball you control from a smartphone or tablet, at Brookstone, $129.99. |
iRobot Roomba 880, Vacuum Cleaning Robot
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| Roomba 880 by iRobot, new cleaning system and sensors for improved cleaning, at iRobot, $699.99. |
Modular Robotics’ Cubelets Kit
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| Cubelets by Modular Robotics, a different cube for different sensors and functions, at Amazon, $159.95. |
Leap Motion Gesture Motion Controller for PC or MAC
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| Leap Motion Gesture Controller by Leap Motion, enables one to interact with your computer with your hands and fingers, at Leap Motion, $79.99. |
LEGO Minstorms EV3 Robot Construction System
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| Mindstorms EV3 by LEGO, processor, instructions, sensors, servo motors and ports to build different robots, at Amazon, $349.95. |
Hexbug Spider by Innovation First Labs
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| Innovation First Labs’ Hexbug Spider, a controllable creature with a remote controller which can control 2 Spiders, at Amazon, $23.61. |
And 2 that won’t be available until early next year: Play-i and ATOMagic
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| ATOMagic Set by myATOMS and Play-i’s Bo and Yana won’t be ready in time for the holidays. Check their websites for details of what’s to come. |
tags: c-Consumer-Household, holiday shopping, Orbotix, robot gifts, romo, Romotive, Sphero
Frank Tobe
is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.
Frank Tobe
is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.
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