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I-Sobot: the Rambo of Toy Robots

i-SOBOT custom weapon

A while back we featured a video of the versatile Tomy i-SOBOT shooting at a bunch of rectangular sponges with a bow and arrow. It turns out that the hurting didn’t stop there, as YouTube user paxshikai eventually came up with an armory’s worth of custom weapons for his/her robot,…

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January 1st, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Tomy I-Sobot Shoots an Arrow Straight Through My Heart

iSobot Robot Archery

Tomy’s i-SOBOT mini robot has been receiving raves for it’s cool moves and programmability. This recent clip from Robots Dreams shows off the talented little robot doing his best bow and arrow work.

While I wouldn’t necessarily let the pint-sized robot shoot an apple off of my head, I’m still…

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January 7th, 2008 by: Technabob

Doggie Cam Takes Dog’s Eye View Photos

Tomy Wonderful Shot Dog Cam

Our friends over at CScout Japan turned me onto this wacky digital camera that straps to your dog’s neck and can automatically snap pictures throughout the course of the doggie day.

TakaraTomy’s Wonderful Shot camera keeps a visual diary of the happenings in your dog’s life by snapping an image…

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September 6th, 2007 by: Technabob

Electronic Dog Speaks, Follows Commands, Does Karaoke

Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog

Looking for a canine companion, but don’t have the patience for all the shedding and pooping? If you’re willing to learn a little Japanese, these electronic furry friends might fill the bill.

The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise.…

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June 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Turn Your Desktop Into a Top Secret Base

Takara Emergency Buttons

Japanese toy and electronics maker TakaraTomy is now offering this set of crazy USB gadgets that will make your desktop look like some sort of top secret military base.

Start off with the Big Red Emergency Button (¥3990/$34 USD), which looks pretty ominous, but merely shuts down your Windows PC.…

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March 5th, 2007 by: Technabob

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