Wowwee Robot By donnabc on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
My son (and husband) saw Wowwee Robot in a Sharper Image store a few years ago. They both instantly fell in love with it. So for Christmas we got it for my son (who was 5 at the time). The robot is very durable! He has taken some abuse (like all toys) and looks and works just like new (he is over 3 years old now).
I know, you are wondering, what is sooo special about Wowwee? Well, Wowwee and SEE! Yeap, it's true. Somehow, they have programed it so that it can detect that something is in the way when it is walking. And it can also tell when someone or something moves "oh!...stop that please" he says. He will move like he is actually watching you when you walk by! And if that is not cool enough, Wowwee comes with a red pen that looks like a bowling pen that he can actually walk to, see and pick up!
Ok, that's what impressed me about Wowwee. Now for a 5 to 8 year old boy's perspective. Wowwee can DANCE! Yeap, if you push in the right combination of buttons he plays music and dances! And even better than that, Wowwee apparently has a gas problem because he burps and farts as well. Hysterical, yuh? Whoever programed him had a great since of humor because, Wowwee also says the funniest things "Listen and learn my friend; Do you talk to your motherboard with that mouth?; Opps, oh well, better out than in!"
Ok, now for the negative...I really thought that my son would not put this toy down. Turns out that he goes through spurts of playing with him. He will play with Wowwee every day for a week and then leave him alone for a couple months.
All in all, a great and fun toy for the whole family!
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Robonetics Robosapien...Wowwee Robot Purchased at: Circuit City Price: @$200
This is pretty amazing. I think kids do the spurt thing with lots of motorized toys that have limited imaginative possibilities. But if it's well made (sounds like this is), over the long haul it will be worth it.
I think that toys like this are great to play with, at someone else's home! They are really awesome, but they wear out fast. My niece has one of these guys and I thought that he was really cool, but for $200 not so much... unless one has that type of disposable income, I would rather spend it on something else.
Wow this sounds like such a cute little toy!! I personally would be kind of nervous if he watched me when I walked by. I'd wait for him to come to life like one of the Transformers and knowing my luck he'd be a bad one! LOL
How cute. I can see why any kid would like this toy. A bit pricey though.
This sounds really cool. Thx for this one!
sounds like a fun toy for any age or is that just me that wants one?? lol
I want to be a kid again...they have such fun stuff. Of course, if my husband saw this, he'd want it for himself...he's just a big kid.
One of my cousin's little boys has this toy. My daughter is almost 6 and scared to death of the thing. If it moves she runs the other way. LOL
If you haven't found any easter eggs on him, look it up. He may do more than you know.
Sounds like a cool toy..wish they had these when I was a kid!