WowWee Roboreptile Robotic Reptile | List Price: $119.99
Discount Price: $59.95
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Brand: Wow Wee
Binding: Toy
Release Date: 2006-06-12
Features: - The ultimate herpetological species. Don't be fooled by this beast's size -- he is fast, ferocious, cunning and intelligent.
- A sly and ruthless creature, Roboreptile uses advanced technology for greater intelligence. He can be programmed with movements and animations and is packed with personality.
- Roboreptile's powerful infrared vision and sonic sensors swiftly alert him to disturbances in his environment. In Guard Mode they make him a formidable sentry. In Free Roam his sharp sensory systems make him a ruthless predator.
- Roboreptile can be extremely hostile or harmless, alert or asleep. He has four moods aggressive, ferocious, passive or tammed. Can be controlled directly, programmed or put into Free Roam, Demo Mode, Guard Mode or Sleep Mode.
Great price, good toy [Posted on 2008-09-24]
My daughter was saving up for this toy (which costs the equivalent of $[...] here in the Philippines) when we saw it at Amazon for $[...]. She was ecstatic (as you can imagine), and she's been very happy with it so far. For the price, it's a great toy. She is pleased and is having fun; what more can one ask for?
My Girl Friends RoboReptile Rocks!!! [Posted on 2008-09-28]
I got my girl friend the roboreptile for her birthday and it is awesome! The cats are terrified of it's realistic action! One of our cats always sneaks up on it after we turn it off and smells the robo's bottom (where the power button is!!!)
If you have a girl friend that likes robots and dinosaurs and cats this is a must have item! Hours of fun watching it terrorize the cats!!!
Roboreptile vs Spike the Ultra Dinosaur [Posted on 2008-11-24]
My now 6 year old saw Spike at many stores and wanted it for his birthday. Knowing all the other costs associated with his birthday party and his other presents, I didn't want to spend $130 for a toy that would most likely be forgotten or broken in a month. After do a search and watching some videos of Roboreptile, I purchased. When my son opened it up, it was love at first sight. Once he started playing with it, he looked up a me and said "Dad, this isn't the dinosaur I wanted, but I like this one much better." He loves interacting with it and chasing the dog. The best part is when he attempts to put the hood on and Roboreptile shakes it off and starts attacking. He gets a kick out of that.
Now his little brother, who loves horses, wants a robotic horse. I found a robotic pony online which he will get for Christmas. I can see the battle now, "Robo pony vs Roboreptile".
Not that fancy [Posted on 2008-12-07]
As someone who likes the idea of consumer end robotics and technology I occasionally pick up these interactive toys to see how far we've come. Roboreptile is a pretty good toy and a so-so robot.
It moves around by shuffling its four limbs (which do not have bending joints). Each foot has small hard plastic pads for traction and so it sometimes slips in place rather than moves, but for the most part gets around okay. It manages to maneuver over small obstacles like wires fairly well. Sight is pretty poor. It doesn't seem to detect an obstacle until it has hit it. Hind leg movement strongly resembles a dog rubbing it's butt on a carpet.
Trying to control it with the controller is clumsy at best and requires more patience than most children young enough to enjoy this toy will likely have. The roam mode is where roboreptile really shines. It moves forward until it hits something, backs up, turns around and moves forward in another direction; occasionally acting out a few random behavioral patterns like shaking it's tail and making a rattlesnake like noise.
Our cat doesn't know what to think of the thing and just sort of watches it from a distance.
Ultimately I do not find this toy to be very impressive. If someone is very into robots and dinosaurs this might be a good choice. Otherwise a remote control car or helicopter might be a better choice.
Not what he expected, good entertainment for about a day [Posted on 2008-12-14]
My son begged for this so I got it for his 10th birthday. It thrilled him to pieces for about a day and then has sat on his desk for the last year untouched.
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