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Hi, my friend did found out a bug in Roboquad which causes it to get knocked out when certain key combination is pressed; here is our Youtube video of it:
December 11, 2007 4:59 PM
December 13, 2007 10:06 AM
I noticed the same thing yeserday after I tore open the box to my roboquad (WowWee really like secure packaging, dont they... its like a fight just to open the little fella).
I wasnt sure if it was due down to the fact that I used rechargable batteries, and thus the balance might be off, but my roboquad tips over most often when just moving the legs first time (ie: when you move both right legs in, then both left legs in, he tips over).
sometimes I get quite worried... the stress put on one of those joints when tipping over, I swear I heard a crack once or twice.
December 16, 2007 8:26 PM
i tested it yet again , it happens when the roboquad is on a silky surface , carpet , mattress , blanket etc. It works fine on the floor.
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January 18, 2008 8:03 PM
One has to wonder what type of testing goes on before a public release of products from WowWee.
People yearn after this robotic dream, but you can't strip your life of all meaning, emotion and feeling and expect to function.
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January 19, 2008 9:10 AM
Solarnexus said: I noticed the same thing yeserday after I tore open the box to my roboquad (WowWee really like secure packaging, dont they... its like a fight just to open the little fella). I wasnt sure if it was due down to the fact that I used rechargable batteries, and thus the balance might be off, but my roboquad tips over most often when just moving the legs first time (ie: when you move both right legs in, then both left legs in, he tips over). sometimes I get quite worried... the stress put on one of those joints when tipping over, I swear I heard a crack once or twice.No I notice it not when the Right and Left legs are moved in but if you move in all induvidual legs. And yes to and earlier question that is mainly a problem to the head because it hits the floor and it can break the neck joints. It actually warns you in the manual that turning all legs under Roboquad will cause him to loose balance. But if you put both right legs in (Shift Amber Right) and both left legs in (Shift Amber Left) he does not loose balance. Only when all the inducidal legs are moved in. Try to avoid this and read the manual carefully for these warnings.
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January 19, 2008 12:28 PM
Too funny, The Quad is really robust, It will not harm the electronics or the joints in the neck unless he falls down the stairs or off a table with some good height. So have fun knocking him out. I know I will. GWJax
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January 19, 2008 2:33 PM
That's robo cruelty! Nird cops arrest him!
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January 19, 2008 4:41 PM
A-A-ARESTED!
lol
As roboquad steps left, his head turns right.
As roboquad steps right, his head turns left.
As roboquad is walking, my dog freaks out.
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January 19, 2008 6:44 PM
Hey Lepy lets get a RQ army and send them after Jax!
(kidding Jax we wouldn't do that)
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February 1, 2008 4:52 PM
I noticed this problem too. But putting him into High Stance (Shift red -> Awareness) is OK. Also, his bottom neck joint is motor-free. It's spring-powered. See for your self. Here's a picture: 
He does, however, have a motor at the top of his neck and at the base of his neck (the left-right one).
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February 1, 2008 7:01 PM
You nailed it Robofan6, he also has VR's on the motors as well. Just to let you know incase you have not opened him up yet. GWJax
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February 3, 2008 11:39 AM
I know why the neck moves. It's for the packaging obviously. He doesn't actaually move it and He came like that in the box.
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February 3, 2008 7:46 PM
Bing, Bing, Bing!!! You have to love those packing folks, and it's used to knock him out. LOL GWJax
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February 5, 2008 8:38 PM
I like pulling it back and it catapults forward!
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February 6, 2008 5:20 PM
OH! i always thought it was for that reason. I was just at toys r us and they had 2 shelves(VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRYYYY long) deticated to roboquad. The rest of them were to robopanda.
As roboquad steps left, his head turns right.
As roboquad steps right, his head turns left.
As roboquad is walking, my dog freaks out.
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February 7, 2008 7:48 PM
I don't like robopanda. kiddish.
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February 8, 2008 4:50 PM
i was asking my mom to get a young cousin one of those. but she'll grow out of it way fasst.
As roboquad steps left, his head turns right.
As roboquad steps right, his head turns left.
As roboquad is walking, my dog freaks out.
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February 8, 2008 9:06 PM
makes sense
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February 27, 2008 9:12 AM
but did u guys notice there is a keyway in the spring loaded neck joint mebbie you could change the angle at wich he looks with some kind of locking mechanisim for the keyway
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March 29, 2008 2:17 PM
Shhhhh... Please don't shout. (The all caps thing).
You might wake up the dead thread.
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April 4, 2008 10:09 AM
D-D-Dead Th-Thread?
AHHHH!
MrScott you giving me nightmares!!!
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