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Tomy I-SOBOT Robot | 
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| Brand: Tomy
Category: Toy
List Price: $179.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 305
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 3.9 x 6.3
MPN: 7365
Model: 7365
UPC: 053941073657
EAN: 0053941073657
ASIN: B000US3SVA
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| Features:
| • | Robot packed with over 200 words and phrases, and 200 pre-programmed movements | | • | Operates with remote control, programmable memory, and voice activation | | • | 17 custom designed actuators and gyro-sensor for balance and freely moving joints | | • | Includes remote control, hexagon wrench, action chart, operation manual and 3 AAA batteries | | • | Recommended for ages 10 and up |
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Amazon.com Product Description
There's no shortage of fun with the amazing i-SOBOT, the World's Smallest Robot. Packed with over 200 words and phrases, and more than 200 pre-programmed movements, this robot can do everything from saying goodbye to dancing the hula. Recommended for kids aged 10 and up, the i-SOBOT is ready to rock 'n' roll right out of the box. 
The i-Sobot has freely moving joints and can dance. View larger. | 
The i-Sobot offers up to 220 degrees of movement. View larger. | Smooth Robotic Movement
With unbelievably smooth robotics, the i-SOBOT walks more like a human than a robot. This fully-functional and fully-assembled robot features 17 custom designed actuators and gyro-sensor, allowing it to keep balance and freely move joints for impressive performance, vivid movement, and incredible flexibility. Other main components include a built-in speaker unit and built-in microphone with a voice recognition chip. With built-in clutches and metal gears, the i-SOBOT offers up to 220-degree movement. The two infrared transmission bands allow the robot to be operated with an LCD remote control. Robots Moves From Talking To Dancing
Also performing by programmable memory and by the sound of your voice, the i-SOBOT will make your day and impress your friends with his moves. Putting the meaning back into "action-packed," the 6.5-inch tall robot dances to the beat, does push-ups and somersaults, imitates animals, hula dances, plays air guitar, kicks and punches with sound effects, and even responds to applause. Not only does the i-SOBOT talk with a vocabulary of 200 words and phrases, it also plays its own music.
What's in the Box
Robot, LCD remote control, hexagon wrench, action chart, operation manual and 3 AAA batteries.
Product Description
He might be pocket-sized, but this miniature high-tech humanoid robot packs a huge punch. i-SOBOT is a 6.5-inch biped bot that's fully articulated, features voice command recognition and can speak a vocabulary of over 200 words and phrases. What's more, he can dance, perform his own special karate moves complete with self sound effects, and can motor forwards, backward, side-to-side or diagonally. He'll even lay down when he's had enough - and get back up again when it's time to go. i-SOBOT is powered by 17 customs developed servo-motors and 19 integrated circuit chips. He features a built-in gyro sensor and comes fully assembled, ready for action. He can be controlled in a variety of ways: by pre-programmed actions, user programmed actions (done easily with the LCD remote control), or by real-time remote control or voice commands. Robot requires 3 "AAA" rechargeable batteries; remote requires 4 "AAA" batteries, all included. Measures 6.5" tall.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Nice, but, has problems November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mine arrived with one weak servo out of 17, that prevents it from preforming some of it's moves. I spoke to Tomy, Inc. about it and they are very nice and helpful. They said they would pay both ways for shipping and have it back to me in a month. So far, I've decided to just keep it.
The battery system is awful. It has 3, 1.2v, 750ma rated, eneloop AAA batteries in series and a separate charger. The batteries last only about 20 minutes and then have to be removed and placed in the charger unit for about 4 hours. If instead it had 3 AAA 3.6v lithium ion rechargeable batteries, in parallel, with a charging port, it would have 2-3 times the run time and would be a snap to recharge.
As far as the robot goes, it's a lot of fun, but, requires a lot of care and maintenance. I would say it's designed for ages 12 and up. For younger kids, say 8 years and up, the parents will have to be involved.
 Impressively advanced, tiny Robot with a lot of replay-ability November 10, 2008
Right to the details first...
^++ The Pros ++^
+ Excellent price to functionality ratio. It walks, it talks and it can balance on 1 leg...It can even do a somersault (to name just a few things)...All for about the price of a Robosapien V2. But in terms of robotics ability the V2 is a $0.99 Store cheapy in comparison.
+ Comes packaged with 3xAAA Eneloop batteries and a battery charger. This is an excellent addition. If you're not familiar with Eneloops brand batteries, in a nutshell they have an outstandingly low self-discharge rate while in storage. So no worries if the Robot goes off to storage for a bit, the batteries will still be decently charged when I-Sobot makes a re-appearance
+ It walks. Not some gimmicky pseudo walking, I-Sobot actually stands on 2 feet and takes human-like steps.
+ It can get back to a standing position, using 1 of 2 sequences based on whether it's on its back or belly.
+ It can balance on 1 leg and do kicks (front kicks, like kicking a soccer ball, and side-kicks like doing martial arts).
+ 4 Modes of operation:
+++ Remote Control Mode: Essentailly a real-time mode almost like a video game, where your inputs have almost immediate results.
+++ Special Action Mode: Enter in special key sequences and I-Sobot does pre-defined actions, such as doing a re-enactment of the "go ahead, make my day" from Dirty Harry.
+++ Program Mode: Enter in multiple sequences from the other modes and save them to be played in order
+++ Voice Command Mode: I-Sobot reacts accordingly to certain voice queues.
+ I-Sobot was conceptualized and made in Japan. Anyone familiar with the Hobby of Humanoid Robotics knows that Japan is essentially the forerunner of the hobby, not to mention the Japanese following for it (compared to any other country, especially America) is far higher. This makes the I-Sobot both an impressive feat of engineering and durable/reliable.
+ Excellent re-playability. Take the Tickle-Me Elmo TMX as an example. I bought one for my young son and only after a couple of minutes of watching it do the same things over and over, he lost interest and Elmo has been collecting dust ever since. The I-Sobot, on the other hand, has kept him near mesmerized for a couple of weeks and even now that's its been months later, I-Sobot still makes near daily appearances to entertain him.
^-- The Cons --^
- The I-Sobot DEVOURS battery power! If the robot is going to be used on a regular basis, I'd highly recommend buying at least 2 more sets (6 more AAA size) of batteries. The robot has 17 servos, so it's to be expected and par for the course to power this little marvel.
- No volume adjustment. The speech and sound F/X is quite loud and unfortunately there's no volume adjustment.
- Effective on flat, even surfaces only (like Hardwood Floors). It'll work on carpet and such, but not reliably.
Final Words
Especially now that the I-Sobot can be had for under 200 hundred dollars (with a little shopping around, WELL under 200), it's a great time to pickup one of these truly bi-pedal humanoid robots. You'll find yourself coming back to it again and again, not to mention anyone you show it to is impressed at seeing something about the size of a chunky action figure walking, talking, kicking and doing air guitar!
If you've ever had a fascination with robots, the I-Sobot is the real deal.
A Fragile Expensive Robot Toy October 12, 2008
I-Sobot is a fragile toy robot. It has many warnings about the many ways you can break it.
It is quite an entertaining little bot when YOU are controlling it. But if you put down the remote control and watch, I-Sobot just sits there, yawns a bit and then "falls asleep." For EVERY action that you want it to perform, YOU need to hit buttons or joy sticks on its remote. There are hundreds of key combinations, none of which are easy to remember. (I think there was one called A.A.A that did something fun.)
It is missing some of the key features that most robots have these days. It has no mode that will let it run on its own. It cannot sense the edge of a table and of course will break if it falls. It cannot sense something in front of it. It only has sensors that keep it from falling over, although with feet nearly as long as it's legs are tall, It does not need sensors that much. It has a small vocabulary of words it understands and it does pretty well with that if in a quiet room. It's own voice is not very loud which is a good thing as it is quite chatty.
There is a program mode which is a bother to use.
If you are looking for a robot toy with a bit more "robotics" in it, the Robosapian and other Wowee robot toys are a much better bet. If you want to teach your older child (12+) about real robotics the Vex kit is the way to go.
If you are looking for something to ENTERTAIN a 8-13 year old that is VERY careful with toys or an adult that needs another bit of technology on his desk, this would be just the thing.
PS. You've got to love that first "review." It was probably written by the I-Sobot marketing team.)
 I-sobot at your service September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the robot enough that I bought another.
I consider the toy to be potentially educational
because it can be programmed to do a series of steps.
I can see it is versitile and fun.
With practice it is fairly easy to run the little guy around
and pick up light items.
If I have any issues with the toy,
it is that I'd like more support for programming it.
Mainly to allow making 'skits' and shows something like
what comes with the i-sobot.
Tomy should make a PC or Mac based program
to keep and aid making more complicated
programs to load into the robot.
A hobbyist's view August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like every product, I-Sobot has it's good and bad parts. For example, it's an incredibly agile machine with 17 servoes and an internal gyroscope (something that many larger bots do not come with standard). Coupled with limited voice recognition (not simply sound detection), sound effects/speech, and programmability, it's an impressive piece of hardware. It's got a helpful community that supports it with things like the third-party solution "Robodance" that allows you to control it with a laptop and even with the Nintendo Wii controllers.
The not-so-good? It has no fully-autonomus mode, i.e. no obstacle or edge-detection. It also has more limited battery life than other entertainment robots like the Robosapien line (it does come with rechargeable batteries and its own charger so the power situation is somewhat mitigated). Also it's a tad fragile (I wouldn't push it down the stairs).
Depending on the intended use of the robot, users may like it or not. I-Sobot is good for a simple and yet flashy introduction to robot programming and behavior (not to mention many of its more witty routines). It is not as versatile as a Robonova, but then it doesn't cost anywhere near the 'Nova's price.
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