Robopet Review

One of Robopet's features is his edge detection sensor. This allows him to see the edges of tables or ledges and back away. However, there are some important things you need to know about his edge detection sensor:

• You have to turn it on - Robopet's on/off switch is a 3 position switch. The far left position is off, the middle position is on with edge detection, the far right position is on without edge detection. If you don't turn it on, then obviously it won't work.
• Even if you turn Robopet on with his edge detection sensor activated, if he is in demo mode or is running a program that you created, the edge detection circuits do not operate.

Note! I'll be the first to tell you that you should never rely on the edge detectors to prevent your Robopet from hurting himself. I'm saying this from first hand experience. My original red Sharper Image Signature Series Robopet is currently awaiting a new motor. One time when he was on the edge of the table, he maniacally spun himself off the edge of the table with glee when he spontaneously decided to do the Roll Over trick. Then later he was backing up and I was too slow in stopping him from falling off the table. That particular fall busted his back leg motor. That's why you see my new chrome Robopet in my latest videos. I have a video of Robopet Red's final fall which I'll be releasing at some point.