In the hands of the wily (so, kids), pretty much anything remote controlled is fair game for pranking anyone and everyone, especially older siblings. Well, with RoboMe, older siblings everywhere are going to be looking to the holiday season with eyes rolled, because remote control is about to get a lot more annoying for them.
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Aibo Has Been Robo-Reincarnated as Zoomer, the Newest Robo-Pet
Unfortunately, Aibo, the original robo-pet, has had his day. All’s been quiet on the Aibo front for the better part of a decade, leaving parents everywhere desperate for new options to stave off having to buy their kids a real pet.
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Desk Pets Set to Unveil BattleTanks at the International Toy Fair
Once the International Toy Fair rolls around to New York next month, Desk Pets will be ready to wage war on desktops everywhere. Their mighty battalion of smartphone-controlled tanks is almost ready for duty.
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Kick Bee Looking to Bend It Into Your Home This Year
BeeWi is introducing tons of new remote controlled and robotic toys at CES this year, but Kick Bee in particular caught our eye – a robot that can kick a ball. He’s no Messi, but he’s not a bad start.
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3D Printing Brings New Plastic Robot Toys on the Cheap
First of all, we should probably clear up what 3D printing is, exactly. 3D printers are large machines that take inputs of a variety of materials, depending on how expensive and robust the machine is. The 3D printer takes those materials and crafts a physical product designed on a computer – in this sense, it’s the same as selecting a…
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Kids Will Bob Their Heads to Bobble Bots Moshi Monsters
Moshi Monsters are coming from the virtual world into the real one with the release of Bobble Bots Moshi Monsters this spring. Moshi Monsters is an online game where kids raise and train mini-monsters called Moshlings while communicating with other kids, playing games, solving puzzles, and decking out their own personal spaces.
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Move Over Mr. Potato Head, EggBods Will Crack You Up
EggBods are adorable little Egg people that remind us a lot of the Mr. Potato Head series. Each EggBod has their own story, and kids can switch out their interchangeable parts (head, arms, and accessories) to make new EggBods characters. These little eggs are available as eight different mix n’ match collectible characters, which include the feared pirate, Captain Hard…
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WowWee FlyTech Dragon and Bats Never Crash
WowWee has some new winged creatures out, and this time they are bats and dragons. Both the FlyTech Bat and the FlyTech Dragon are able to fly in a vertical motion and they can also swoop, soar and hover in the air. All of this can be of-course controlled using a remote control. You can even have two bats or…
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Segatoys Dream Cat Venus Acts Like a Real Kitty
The Dream Cat from Segatoys, Japan, AKA Venus, is the Japanese version of robotic animals that give reactions similar to the real ones. Venus is made to lay in your lap like any good kitty and will react to sound and petting motions. It will purr when you talk and it raises its leg when you slowly pet down toward…
