The New York Timesdescribes a creepy new toy from WowWee, the company behind the popular Robosapien robot toy from 2004. The new toy is called the Roboquad. You can watch a video of the Roboquad in action here. The Times says the Roboquad will react to events in the room.
As with WowWee's Robosapien, the infrared sensors play a crucial role: they help the robot avoid obstacles and detect motion, so the robot jumps back if you wave your hand in front of its face.
You can use the remote control (which takes three of the seven batteries) to change the Roboquad's walking direction or choose combinations of 72 possible motions. Or you can simply set the robot's mood and let it react to events in the room.
As with other robotic toys, the Roboquad's novelty factor is high, but there is the risk that a child's interest will drain about as fast as the batteries. Of course, you never know when you might need to tease your dog.
Dogs may not mind playing with this toy but we think this little robot would terrify most cats. The toy isn't black or orange but it still might work well for Halloween. In the dark it might seem like a strange creature is creeping arouund your house.
The New York Times 
