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wowwee flytech bladestar r/c copter hits the skies

Flytech Bladestar by WowWee

WowWee’s new FlyTech Bladestar is a crazy looking flying machine which lifts itself using a helicopter-like spinning rotor, hovering through your living room with ease.

But the real cool factor is a special autopilot mode which lets the Bladestar atuomatically avoid ceilings and other obstacles. Heck, you can even steer it by waving your hands…

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June 28th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

roboboa robotic snake comes to america

WowWee Roboboa

The latest robotic critter from RoboSapien creator WowWee is the reptilian Roboboa. The snake-like robot can roam along the floor and raises its front end up like a real Boa Constrictor.

The Roboboa not only can slither around thanks to its snake-like articulated body, it can serve a variety of fun an practical purposes too.…

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October 15th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun robots

wowwee’s new robots: robopanda and roboquad

Robopanda and Roboquad

Wowwee, known best for their Robosapien and Roboraptor educational toy robots has revealed two new models they’ll be showing off at this week’s CES show. The two new models couldn’t be more different, with one being cute and cuddly, and the other ready to eat the cute and cuddly one.

The $229 Robopanda is geared…

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January 7th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robots

robosapien meets flamethrower: awesome robot hack!

flameosapien large

Marcus over at EvoSapien has not only hacked the trusty Robosapien V2 robot into a flame-throwing machine…

But also shot this awesome music video (Lyrics not safe for work) of the beast in action. Enjoy!

I need one of these in my office to keep out nagging employees and salespeople.
Flameosapien Project Details [via Evosapien]…

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July 15th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods robots strange + wonderful