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WowWee Roboreptile Robotic Reptile Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not what he expected, good entertainment for about a day
Comment: My son begged for this so I got it for his 10th birthday. It thrilled him to pieces for about a day and then has sat on his desk for the last year untouched.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not that fancy
Comment: As someone who likes the idea of consumer end robotics and technology I occasionally pick up these interactive toys to see how far we've come. Roboreptile is a pretty good toy and a so-so robot.

It moves around by shuffling its four limbs (which do not have bending joints). Each foot has small hard plastic pads for traction and so it sometimes slips in place rather than moves, but for the most part gets around okay. It manages to maneuver over small obstacles like wires fairly well. Sight is pretty poor. It doesn't seem to detect an obstacle until it has hit it. Hind leg movement strongly resembles a dog rubbing it's butt on a carpet.

Trying to control it with the controller is clumsy at best and requires more patience than most children young enough to enjoy this toy will likely have. The roam mode is where roboreptile really shines. It moves forward until it hits something, backs up, turns around and moves forward in another direction; occasionally acting out a few random behavioral patterns like shaking it's tail and making a rattlesnake like noise.

Our cat doesn't know what to think of the thing and just sort of watches it from a distance.

Ultimately I do not find this toy to be very impressive. If someone is very into robots and dinosaurs this might be a good choice. Otherwise a remote control car or helicopter might be a better choice.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Roboreptile vs Spike the Ultra Dinosaur
Comment: My now 6 year old saw Spike at many stores and wanted it for his birthday. Knowing all the other costs associated with his birthday party and his other presents, I didn't want to spend $130 for a toy that would most likely be forgotten or broken in a month. After do a search and watching some videos of Roboreptile, I purchased. When my son opened it up, it was love at first sight. Once he started playing with it, he looked up a me and said "Dad, this isn't the dinosaur I wanted, but I like this one much better." He loves interacting with it and chasing the dog. The best part is when he attempts to put the hood on and Roboreptile shakes it off and starts attacking. He gets a kick out of that.

Now his little brother, who loves horses, wants a robotic horse. I found a robotic pony online which he will get for Christmas. I can see the battle now, "Robo pony vs Roboreptile".

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Customer Rating:
Summary: My Girl Friends RoboReptile Rocks!!!
Comment: I got my girl friend the roboreptile for her birthday and it is awesome! The cats are terrified of it's realistic action! One of our cats always sneaks up on it after we turn it off and smells the robo's bottom (where the power button is!!!)
If you have a girl friend that likes robots and dinosaurs and cats this is a must have item! Hours of fun watching it terrorize the cats!!!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great price, good toy
Comment: My daughter was saving up for this toy (which costs the equivalent of $[...] here in the Philippines) when we saw it at Amazon for $[...]. She was ecstatic (as you can imagine), and she's been very happy with it so far. For the price, it's a great toy. She is pleased and is having fun; what more can one ask for?

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