i-SOBOT Micro Humanoid Robot
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The i-SOBOT is no ordinary toy robot, in fact its the world's smallest fully articulated humanoid robot! When we spotted this amazing fully articulated humanoid robot from Tomy in Japan on the internet we knew we had to have it. And we were all set to make the sacrifice of trekking to Tokyo, dining at rotating sushi bars, getting our butts kicked at Virtua Fighter in the arcades and drinking lots of Sapporo from beer vending machines... oh and then stuffing our suitcases full of i-SOBOT robots just to bring back for you. We would have meticulously translated the manual into English and taught you the necessary Japanese phrases to control your mini robot overlord... but surprisingly Tomy of Japan decided to grace us with some robotic goodness by bringing the i-SOBOT stateside. Don't get us wrong... we were giddy as schoolgirls to get the i-SOBOT into our hot little hands, but having to cancel our plane tickets to Tokyo was a bit of a downer. Our tummies are still rumbling for delicious sushi... and we picked up a six pack of Sapporo from 7-11 but sadly it's just not the same :(
Interestingly enough according to Tomy, the i-SOBOT is the big brother of the Omnibot robot you may remember from the 80's. Frankly there isn't much of a family resemblance. With 17 servo motors and amazing lifelike movement the i-SOBOT is more like a mini version of some futuristic robotic race destined to be our masters. The i-SOBOT can be directly controlled via the included remote to walk and perform dozens of complex motions. He can balance on one leg, do a handstand and get up from almost any position. String commands together to record more complex performances, or you can use the "Special Action Mode" to be wowed by one of i-SOBOTS intricate built in motion routines. i-SOBOT can also understand 10 different voice commands and speaks using over 200 words and phrases.
See i-SOBOT here... AWESOME!
Available at: ThinkGeek (USA/Worldwide) and Firebox (UK/Europe/International)
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