| Many cost-effective, high performance quality robots | | | | machines, fighting games, and combat action games in |
| have been broadly used for household, commercial | | | | the video arcades of the future. |
| applications and also child’s toys. Gone are the | | | | Nowadays, there are many different types of robot |
| days when children were playing iron hoops and dolls | | | | toys in the market. Most of them are reflections of the |
| made by simple wood carvings and bundles of grass. | | | | child’s obsession with cartoon characters like |
| Today’s children’s demand is dominated by | | | | Wall-e and celluloid heroes like Batman. They are all |
| complicated contraptions that come from just a | | | | not only very sophisticated, but also costly. For |
| fraction of their minds. Nowadays, thanking to the | | | | instance, Wow Wee’s high tech robot pets have |
| enhanced technology, an electronic robot toy is far | | | | gained many customers’ applauses with their highly |
| more sophisticated than those ordinary molded plastic | | | | innovative designs and life-like actions and movements. |
| toys only with blinking lights and beeping sound effects. | | | | Some of the robot toy pets can actually fetch and run |
| Robot toys that are available in the market today are | | | | and even snuggle up to you. Not only are children |
| not only sleek, but also more interactive. According to | | | | crazy about the robot toy, but even adults are now |
| Mattel's president, Neil Friedman, "Innovation is a key in | | | | spending a lot of money on the highly sophisticated |
| the toy industry and to succeed one must create a | | | | robot toys in the market! Especially in Japan, because |
| 'wow' moment for kids by designing toys that have | | | | of the fact of labor shortage, the elders require more |
| fun, innovative features and include new technologies | | | | and more companion with robot products. |
| and engaging content." Its sales largely depend on the | | | | Educational toy robots have been widely introduced in |
| rapidly changing toy commerce and the demand by | | | | school these days. They enable the user to |
| parents and children for more enhanced features. | | | | experiment and increase creativity with the fully |
| Video games are not considered as robot toys. They | | | | autonomous components. Most of the robot toys are |
| are just electronic role-playing mind games; robot toys | | | | equipped with all kinds of sensors enabling to see, hear |
| are highly interactive between the toy and the user. | | | | and feel, making it the ideal companion. Many robot |
| Usually, the toy robots are replicates of human beings, | | | | toys are able to express a wide range of emotions, |
| while a video game is an audio visual device to play | | | | while the bio-mechanism enables smooth and even |
| games on. Based on many research reports, it | | | | humanoid movement. Some of them can even be |
| indicated that more and more children are addicted to | | | | programmable to perform different tasks via user’s |
| violent video games such as fighting and combat | | | | commands. Like the other toy products in the market, |
| action games. It affects their mind development badly | | | | the toy robots are also manufactured with eco-friendly |
| through their growth path to become adults. | | | | material and in compliance with set industry rules and |
| Educational toy robots, educational toys, and | | | | standards. |
| non-violent multiplayer online games will replace pinball | | | | |