CES 2008 Wowee
I don’t like the form factor of this fun companion-robot and I don’t know yet if it has a real sense of humor, but this latest creation from WoWee is interesting. Mr. Personality displays his personality on a LCD screen with animated and synchronized facial features. In addition he can tell jokes, reads the daily fortune and answers questions about the users’ future. New personalities can be downloaded from the Internet and transferred via USB or using a SD card. I am dying to see if this gadget is as humorous as the spec sheet claims it is! This robot Sports the Omni-directional wheels that have gained popularity over the past 5 years since they were persented to the market as a custom wheel robot part. In my opiniion this little guy would be great for a kid from about 7-12 years old.
Fully animated upper body
Color LCD screen, displays face with synchronized expressions
Various play modes including Bits, Crystal Ball, Fortune Cookies, Demo modes
Can detect and avoid obstacles, tells when it falls and when the batteries are running low
Three-wheeled omni-directional motion base
7 motors
4 IR sensors
Built-in microphone for voice memos
64 MByte of built-in memory
Audio input connector
LED battery indicator
SD memory card slot
Requires 6 “C” size batteries
Remote controller requires 3 AAA size batteries
Video Here : http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/01/wowwee_replaces_the_robosapien.html
Courtosy of : http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/01/mr_personality_wowee_humorous_personal_robot.html
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