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8 robotic toys for the holidays (2013)

by Frank Tobe

25 November 2013

Romo by Romotive, includes face detection, telepresence/remote control and training, at Brookstone, $149.99

RoboMe by WowWee has face detection, voice recognition and speech synthesis, at Amazon, $129.99

Sphero by Orbotix, a robotic ball you control from a smartphone or tablet, at Brookstone, $129.99.

Roomba 880 by iRobot, new cleaning system and sensors for improved cleaning, at iRobot, $699.99.

Cubelets by Modular Robotics, a different cube for different sensors and functions, at Amazon, $159.95.

Leap Motion Gesture Controller by Leap Motion, enables one to interact with your computer with your hands and fingers, at Leap Motion, $79.99.

Mindstorms EV3 by LEGO, processor, instructions, sensors, servo motors and ports to build different robots, at Amazon, $349.95.

Innovation First Labs’ Hexbug Spider, a controllable creature with a remote controller which can control 2 Spiders, at Amazon, $23.61.

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.

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