[12-31-2007] Get the Robopanda for $99 with free shipping at Sharper Image (for a limited time)! Click here to order one now while quantities last.
This Holiday You Can Give The Gift That Can Change A Child’s Life!
[11-20-2007] Big news. Hammacher Schlemmer has reduced the price on the Robopanda from $199 to $119! Hurry, sales quantities are limited. Click here to buy now.
[11-12-2007]What would you rather do this this holiday season? You could give a child a gadget that they play with for a few days and then shove into a closet, or you can get them their own little private teacher that will help build important thinking skills that will last a lifetime.Robopanda is a small infinitely patient friend that instead of showing them how to shoot at random things in a video game, will play healthy games with them designed to boost their memory, sing songs with them, and tell interactive stories to fire their imagination and practice their concentration.
WowWee has created a Robobear that bears a resemblance to the ultra smart A.I. driven bear that was in Steven Spielberg’s famous film, A.I. PC Magazine author Lance Ulanoff has just published a full review on the Robopanda. He gives the educational bear a full examination and ends up giving the Robopanda solid marks for being fun and entertaining for children. After you’ve read it, close the window and come back and watch the Robopanda video to see it in action.
Features that we know about so far:
It is about 20 inches tall, 11 inches wide, and 6 inches front to back and weight about 8 pounds
It displays mood specific behaviors, but more complex than the Roboraptor
Has ultra-quiet motors, barely audible to the human ear
With it’s tilt sensor It will be able to sit, crawl, walk on all fours, roll over and give you a hug
It has 8 eight touch sensors, a pair of stereo audio sensors, and the usual infrared sensors for tracking objects
It does not have a remote.
It responds to touch on nearly every part of its body.
It encourages children to play interactive games and interactive stories to help educate the child and practice important mental tasks like memorization and more.
Hammacher Schlemmer offers a Lifetime Guarantee(lifetime of the product). I called their returns & refunds department to ask them what this means. They said that for electronics products like Robopanda, if you bought one then for approxmately 9 to 10 years after your purchase you could return it for a refund. I pressed them on the subject since a product like Robopanda has lots of gears and other electronics. The support representative I spoke to said she had been with Hammacher Schlemmer for 12 years and that there was “no catch”; the guarantee was real. Wonderfully enough, they currently are the lowest price at $119.
