I haven't got my roboquad yet, getting it for Christmas. My guesses for your questions would be:

Yes, I will like my roboquad

No, he won't store programs when switched off (like the Robosapien V1 and such)

I guess they would show it walking faster if it could so No, probably not.

Nope, no speach recognition capabilities in a bog-standard Roboquad, you'll need some extra kit for that such as a PC running DanceStudio (I think thats what was used, lemme dig up the skype interface video).

Better than I-Cybie? Dunno, thats down to personal preference, budget, required features, taste and countless other factors. What do you want it for?  What do you plan to do with it? I plan to hack in some extra electronics and reverse engineer it to see if theres anything I could improve (which is highly unlikely but worth a shot).

Not stupid questions at all, if no-one asked questions where would we be today? There would certainly be a massive lack of communication. So ask some more, get some discussion going and most importantly have fun .

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Sorry to hear you're not impressed menno. Where do you think it could be improved? What were your expectations?

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In reply to your points menno 

2 motors vs 1: Wow-Wee have managed to break the mould yet again by bringing us a quadroped robot which doesn't need 2 motors per leg. Why would the extra two motors make a difference? What purpose would the extra motor serve? well, legs are designed to move the robot around, walk forwards, backwards, turn etc. What does roboquad do? all of the above, and walks sideways. If we wanted an extra motor per leg we would need to pay for it, more complexity, more material, more circuits (extra H-bridge per motor + complexity on the brain side as it would need to control more motors and store more skits for the same number of movements) and also more power, which brings us to our next point.

Batteries. How would you like it powered? Cold fusion isn't very well developed and nuclear power wouldn't bode well with anyone, perhaps steam, no that's also a mite too risky for a toy. Solar power? wouldn't work in the dark. Okay, joking aside, I take it you mean rechargables versus "disposable" batteries. To be honest I cannot see Wow-Wee justifying the added complexity and cost of a rechargable battery system to robosapien, some of that cost also being added to shipping due to additional weight, which would be very costly as they ship them from China.

I cannot comment on the movement and actions until I've seen my one in action. Awareness on the other hand has been improved since Robosapien made his debut. When RS was introduced he had a total of 6 bump switches and one microphone to sense his surroundings (not including the IR reciever), with RSV2 they got a camera for tracking (don't know if RSV2 got any other sensors). Now with roboquad it had an infra-red rangefinder (or similar) with which to sense its surroundings. This is a good move for such a robot and definitely in the right direction. What further sensors would you like to have seen added? How much more money would you have spent if roboquad came with satnav, 3MP camera, built-in voice recognition, motion sensors and any other gadget you can name? Would parents buying this for their children pay as much? I don't think so and frankly it wouldn't be a roboquad/sapien/pet if it did. This is a toy and as such it is designed to optimise the price against the features. 

"well thhis is my opion  i like the aibo and icybie and ofcourse PLEO =D when its comes on the market im the first one who get it haha (i hope)"  Good call, I'm sure I'd fall in love with the aibo or icybie but are they marketed to the same age range? They certainly are no-where near the same price bracket are they?

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Hi All, I'm new here. I just got a Roboquad yesterday. I've been wanting one, saw it at a good price and decided to take the plunge. This is my first Wowwee robot but not my first robot. I also own Hasbro's Interactive R2 and am expecting a Robosapien V2 for Christmas. In my few hours with Roboquad, I would say its a mixed bag. On the positive side, its locomotion is cool and I like that it has 3 levels of personality. Its also very easy to program and has some fun sound/motion or "BodyCon" (thats what the manual calls them) features. On the negative side, it sees well but almost too well. In guard mode, if it is in moderate or aggressive mode, its head will scan once, but it will almost always react to the closest wall, couch or any other stationery item in its range. And unless you live in a mansion with huge rooms, this is a problem. It sees by reflecting IR rays but does not sense motion. It can not tell the differnce between a wall or a person (or a cat) entering the room. (Hasbro's R2-D2, which was released at least 5 years ago has a much more effective guard mode and vision system). The guard mode does work on its lowest awareness setting, because in this mode, its head does not scan from side to side and it will only detect objects within a one foot of its sensors. The same wall problem arises with his remote controlled scans. Another issue I have with Roboquad is its hearing. It can not really react to voice but only lound noises such as a hand clap, (and thats only when its not moving). Lastly, there is no edge detection. I don't know if this feature was removed at the last minute or if mine is just defective, but mine will walk right off the table if I let it. I don't want to sound like I'm bashing this item, I do like it, I was just expecting a little more. Roboquad might be "aware" but not very bright. With all that said, there is still fun to be had. I do enjoy watching him roam around in autonomous mode and approach or shy away from objects in his scanning range. He also does have alot of personality; (notice I'm calling it a him now). Would I recommend him? If you are a robot enthusiast like me, yes. Just don't expect him to replace your pet just yet. (Save that for Roboquad V2).

I don't understand how you can't like him!  Roboquad is the greatest of the great!  His movements are incredible, his awareness top knotch, his autonomy is the coolest thing ever and maybe you should look at this for programming him:

http://www.robocommunity.com/article/12573/Cool-Programs-To-Use-for-Roboquad-...

Don't give up on him yet.  It seems to me you haven't discovered the inner quad. 

Keep the robotic dreams,
-BG
http://www.robocommunity.com/article/12811/Cool-Programs-To-Use-For-Roboquad-...

I have a few(!) WowWee robots and got a new Roboquad yesterday. I quite like him but it also depends on what you are expecting. I agree with Robo BG, give it time. benni42, welcome to the forum and don't worry about your english. I know plenty of english speaking people who cannot speak it or write it! You're doing great.

I started with 2 robots but before I knew it, well, it's a disease I tell you.
RSV1, RSV2, RS Media, Homersapien, Spidersapien, Roboraptor, Robotyrannus and Roboquad

Amen brother, amen.

I started with 2 robots but before I knew it, well, it's a disease I tell you.
RSV1, RSV2, RS Media, Homersapien, Spidersapien, Roboraptor, Robotyrannus and Roboquad