8 Robotic Gifts for the 2013 Holiday Season

by Frank Tobe

25 November 2013

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Romotive's Romo App-controlled pet and WowWee's RoboMe robot kit, both for the iPhone; iRobot's new Roomba 880 vacuum cleaning robot; and Modular Robotics' Cubelets Kit, offer interesting choices for adults buying for kids (or themselves). See all 8 here – including details about where to buy and how much it will cost. Two interesting ones which won't be available in time for the holidays:

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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