Demand Growing For RobosapienTM V2
Robo-enthusiasts are a-buzz with giddiness lately, not just from
solder-smoke. The next generation of Robosapien, aptly named the
Robosapien V2, is now available. But apparently it's in very
short supply in North America, and demand is growing with the
holiday just around the corner.
So what's the hubbub surrounding this second generation toy
robot?
Autonomous Behavior Robosapien V2 was designed to pay attention
to you very closely, whether you teach him to move his limbs to
certain positions, activate a preset function, or program him
from the remote control. But are you really interesting to
warrant such attention all the time? Nope. Robosapien V2 is
fully capable of taking in the environment around him and start
doing his own thing.
For example, he may decide to explore his surroundings,
identifying other humans and shaking their hands. Or, if you
leave him alone in a room with a Robopet or Roboraptor, two
robots, he can directly control himself (COOL!). You may come
back to find him playing fetch with one of them using a brightly
colored ball.
Way More Sapien At 24 inches tall, this next generation
Robosapien not only looks more humanoid, but brings his
predecessor's fluid movement and biomechanical agility to a
whole new level. The head can swivel on the neck, allowing him
to recognize and track what's going on around him in a way that
closely matches a human's. The flexible waist, with its three
degrees of freedom, allows for very complex body movements such
as bending, sitting, lying down, standing up, waving, and
martial art maneuvers.
The Robosapien V2's hands are truly an evolutionary next step,
with fully articulated fingers that give him advanced grasping
ability. This precision gripping enables him to grab a ball and
throw it a fair distance or simply wave non-menacingly at your
household pets in a friendly gesture. Should your pet not be
appreciative of this charming display, the bi-pedal V2 can walk
over to it in one of multiple gaits to ask what its problem is?
Advanced Awareness Robosapien V2 boasts a multi-sensory system
unlike anything we've seen before, heightening the level of
interactivity. His color recognition unit means he can visually
recognize humans by their flesh tones, responding to movements.
With a stereo sound detection system he can also hear and react
to noise made by you, and really appreciate a 'pull my finger'
joke.
He'll also have great sense of his environment through infra red
vision, allowing him to avoid obstacles, table edges, and highly
annoyed cats. The remote control is supplied with a 'laser' that
you can use to trace a path for him to follow with which a
mischievous user could certainly use to lead him toward any
ill-tempered pets, if so desired. Robosapien V2's touch sensory
system has also been highly developed, reacting to your handling
of him along with a bump into anything.
Endless Possibilities The large group of robot hobbyists that
grew so enamored with the first Robosapien version, both for its
ease of programming and openness to modifications, will really
go nuts for this generation. There are over 100 pre-programmed
functions, 4 demonstration modes, and a myriad of ways to
program him to do what you want.
Through world renowned roboticist Mark Tilden's careful design,
you can be sure the same attention has been given to keeping
Robosapien V2 easily tinkerable. Surf the Internet to see what
kind of mods people have been doing with the first one, and that
should get you pretty excited with the possibilities to come.