| Robo-enthusiasts are a-buzz with
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| | ball and throw it a fair distance or
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| giddiness lately, not just from
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| | simply wave non-menacingly at your
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| solder-smoke. The next generation of
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| | household pets in a friendly gesture.
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| Robosapien, aptly named the Robosapien
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| | Should your pet not be appreciative of
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| V2, is now available. But apparently
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| | this charming display, the bi-pedal V2
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| it's in very short supply in North
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| | can walk over to it in one of multiple
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| America, and demand is growing with the
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| | gaits to ask what its problem is?
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| holiday just around the corner.
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| | Advanced Awareness
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| So what's the hubbub surrounding this
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| | Robosapien V2 boasts a multi-sensory
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| second generation toy robot?
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| | system unlike anything we've seen before,
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| Autonomous Behavior
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| | heightening the level of interactivity.
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| Robosapien V2 was designed to pay
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| | His color recognition unit means he can
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| attention to you very closely, whether
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| | visually recognize humans by their flesh
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| you teach him to move his limbs to
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| | tones, responding to movements. With a
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| certain positions, activate a preset
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| | stereo sound detection system he can also
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| function, or program him from the remote
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| | hear and react to noise made by you, and
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| control. But are you really interesting
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| | really appreciate a 'pull my finger'
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| to warrant such attention all the time?
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| | joke.
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| Nope. Robosapien V2 is fully capable of
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| | He'll also have great sense of his
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| taking in the environment around him and
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| | environment through infra red vision,
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| start doing his own thing.
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| | allowing him to avoid obstacles, table
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| For example, he may decide to explore his
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| | edges, and highly annoyed cats. The
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| surroundings, identifying other humans
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| | remote control is supplied with a 'laser'
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| and shaking their hands. Or, if you
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| | that you can use to trace a path for him
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| leave him alone in a room with a Robopet
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| | to follow with which a mischievous user
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| or Roboraptor, two robots, he can
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| | could certainly use to lead him toward
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| directly control himself (COOL!). You may
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| | any ill-tempered pets, if so desired.
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| come back to find him playing fetch with
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| | Robosapien V2's touch sensory system has
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| one of them using a brightly colored
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| | also been highly developed, reacting to
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| ball.
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| | your handling of him along with a bump
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| Way More Sapien
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| | into anything.
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| At 24 inches tall, this next generation
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| | Endless Possibilities
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| Robosapien not only looks more humanoid,
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| | The large group of robot hobbyists that
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| but brings his predecessor's fluid
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| | grew so enamored with the first
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| movement and biomechanical agility to a
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| | Robosapien version, both for its ease of
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| whole new level. The head can swivel on
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| | programming and openness to
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| the neck, allowing him to recognize and
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| | modifications, will really go nuts for
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| track what's going on around him in a way
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| | this generation. There are over 100
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| that closely matches a human's. The
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| | pre-programmed functions, 4 demonstration
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| flexible waist, with its three degrees of
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| | modes, and a myriad of ways to program
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| freedom, allows for very complex body
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| | him to do what you want.
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| movements such as bending, sitting, lying
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| | Through world renowned roboticist Mark
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| down, standing up, waving, and martial
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| | Tilden's careful design, you can be sure
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| art maneuvers.
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| | the same attention has been given to
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| The Robosapien V2's hands are truly an
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| | keeping Robosapien V2 easily tinkerable.
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| evolutionary next step, with fully
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| | Surf the Internet to see what kind of
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| articulated fingers that give him
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| | mods people have been doing with the
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| advanced grasping ability. This
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| | first one, and that should get you pretty
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| precision gripping enables him to grab a
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| | excited with the possibilities to come.
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