Evolution of the Roboreptile, WowWee's Robotic Lizard Dinosaur

by Khalid J Hosein February 3, 2007 07:53 PM

Posted in: Roboreptile

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Here is the next installment of our 'Evolution' articles. This time, we're featuring the hyperactive, ravenous Roboreptile. As you will see, some of the mock-ups don't quite look the eventual product, but always interesting to see what was going through the minds of the designers.

By the way, if you haven't seen them, here are links to the first set of evolution articles: Roboraptor, Robosapien, Robosapien V2.  Also, the Robopet article.

[ Incidentally, you can click on the images for larger versions. ]

 

First off, the designers used real lizards as models for the Roboreptile. Makes sense!

Real Lizard

A real nimble lizard walking on water. No surfboard required...

Pencil Sketch

An early pencil sketch. The tail did some growing since then...

wireframe sketch

A Wireframe sketch. Hmm.. one of the joints in the back leg has since disappeared.

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Drawing1

An early mock-up drawing. Boy, those claws look sharp.

Drawing 2

Another graphic mock-up. Way more colorful. Still looks like the legs have a lot of joints.

Drawing #3

Drawing #3. This reptile needs to get his bruised head examined.

Clay model

Clay-colored model. His neck still seems a bit short.

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Early prototype

It may look like a prototype, but it's just a bunch of parts arranged on Mark's (Tilden) desk prior to construction. What's with the horns?

engineer at work

Interaction Designer, Alex hard at work, testing the interface and personality routines for bugs and accuracy. The Roboreptile is angry, because his back has been opened up.

black reptile

This poor reptile has his guts coming out of his back. Wouldn't it be cool to have an all-clear bot?

prototype

This is a 'proof of physics' sample built from CAD drawings for the legs and Mark's electronics. Even this early prototype without much of a body and gimpy legs had to be muzzled!

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prototype 2

Engineers antagonizing an early prototype.

reptiles galore

Reptiles massed for attack!

final reptile

A finished Roboreptile sits calmly in his box waiting for his new victim, uh.. owner.

The End!

Discussion:

Nocturnal on February 4, 2007 1:07 AM

Nice pictures, though I'm suprised you didn't notice that the prototype's were constructed using parts from the RoboRaptor.

quitej on February 4, 2007 1:38 PM

On the last photo. Why are the legs extended. Was it a prototype or just a fake?

quitej on February 4, 2007 4:38 PM

I meant that on the last photo, roboreptile looks a bit taller. Were the legs extended or was is just a model. Also, why does the image on the box look different

Nathspace on February 4, 2007 6:01 PM

Yeah and wheres the third toe on the hind legs?

Nocturnal on February 4, 2007 9:56 PM

Its not a real RoboReptile, its most likely not a prototype (note the positions of the legs are actually impossible for a standard roboreptile) as it is also missing the button on the back. It is most likely a models used to demonstrate approximately how the final product would look.

angelo on March 31, 2007 3:07 PM

In the last picture the roboreptiles legs look aliitle too close together and it looks nothing like one in the store

angelo on March 31, 2007 3:07 PM

In the last picture the roboreptiles legs look aliitle too close together and it looks nothing like one in the store

angelo on April 22, 2007 2:41 PM

On the last picture im suprised that nobody noticed that the last picture roboreptile only had 2 nails the onh thats up is missing

angelo on April 22, 2007 2:44 PM

o and the legs in the front are also missing a nail so this must be fake or the first vertion(not a prototype)

angelo on April 26, 2007 7:59 PM

o and 1 more comment the head its made of something that its not supposed to be the real one the perple part of its head is supposed to be shiny like i have the mini one and the head is not shiny but ive seen the big one and its alittleshiny in the sun

dragonsarecool2 on May 12, 2007 3:02 PM

a fake

angelo on May 23, 2007 6:23 PM

o and also look mat the orange backround of its back and look at one in the stroe in a store the backround id yellow orange id used 4 the robosapiens

angelo on May 31, 2007 6:48 PM

ha any one noticed the one before the last the front roboreptile is a so called robotyranous

angelo on August 8, 2007 11:59 AM

Ive just noticed on the big black spot on the roboreptile in the picture it also doesent have the wowwee robosapien head just look on any real roboreptile theres a robosapien head on the black spot on the back the last picture doesnt have it

roboreptilian13 on December 28, 2007 8:56 PM

IN THE FINAL PICTURE, SOMEONE FORGOT TO PUT IN THE NOSE HOLES,ALSO.

roboboa on March 13, 2008 10:05 PM

I think you mean the acual vision sensors

roboboa on March 13, 2008 10:06 PM

If you look at the little part in the way back of the reptiles tail its jointed its not supposed to be jointed

djkhaled666 on June 3, 2008 11:57 AM

clever very clever

RoboNick on June 21, 2008 10:17 AM

did any1 notice that on the 2nd to last pic all the roboreptiles behind the robotyrannus didnt have the touch sensor on their backs.