Last year I got Robosapien for my Birthday off my fiance, and I was a little disappointed too.
Its movement is very rigid, and the autonomous systems are very basic. However now and again it is fun to switch on and watch him waddle around the room (think Kryten in RedDwarf for style of walking).
The object detection sensors (to stop him bumping into things) are very basic and need quite a strong positive feedback to trigger, so most things are broken by the time it stops.
If they fix these bugs, and add what is truly listed on the article then it looks like its getting really interesting. I'm fascinated by robotic devices, and it is a cool bit of technology.
However, for a robotic pet I recommend Gupi, its cheap, and does act very much like a guinea pig!!
http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&acti on=product&pid=783
Slashdot Mirror
Last year I got Robosapien for my Birthday off my fiance, and I was a little disappointed too.
i on=product&pid=783
Its movement is very rigid, and the autonomous systems are very basic. However now and again it is fun to switch on and watch him waddle around the room (think Kryten in RedDwarf for style of walking).
The object detection sensors (to stop him bumping into things) are very basic and need quite a strong positive feedback to trigger, so most things are broken by the time it stops.
If they fix these bugs, and add what is truly listed on the article then it looks like its getting really interesting. I'm fascinated by robotic devices, and it is a cool bit of technology.
However, for a robotic pet I recommend Gupi, its cheap, and does act very much like a guinea pig!!
http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&act