The Robosapien V2 is the second generation of Mark Tilden's

Robosapien RoboSapien is a toy-like biomorphic robot designed by Mark Tilden and produced by WowWee toys. Released in 2004, the Robosapien is preprogrammed with moves, and also can be controlled by an infrared remote control included or by a PDA. The produ ...

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. It is nearly twice the size of the original robot, standing around tall. Instead of the original

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grunts, the V2 can speak a large list of pre-recorded phrases. It has

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and basic color recognition

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s, grip sensors in its hands, touch or contact activated hand and foot sensors, and sonic sensors. For movement, the V2 has an articulated waist, shoulders, and hands giving him a variety of body animations.

Overview

The Robosapien V2 model was designed by Mark Tilden and is an

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robot. The Robosapien V2 comes packaged with a remote, a bowling ball with three pins, and the robot. It is an "evolved" form of Robosapien V1.

Additional features

The V2 comes with a repertoire of sayings and animations which can be activated from the

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. Features from the original Robosapien such as

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and fart are included, along with a parody of the ''

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'' robot's " Danger, Will Robinson!" and many other one-liners. Much of the V2's ''internal behavior'' can be deduced by the blinking patterns of his blue

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pads, which change as the V2 changes modes.

Variants

Colors

In addition to the white/black color scheme, there are additional colored variants of Robosapien V2 which include bronze, red, blue and black.

Mini Robosapien V2

A smaller version of the toy titled "Mini Robosapien V2" has also been produced. As with the standard Mini Robosapien it does not have a remote control or different modes of behavior, and isn't an autonomous robot. The product runs on two AAA-size batteries and can only move forward in one direction. The product also has red eyes instead of the standard blue.

References

External links

RoboCommunity
- The official WowWee Robotics user community (run by Capable Networks LLC)
The Evolution of Robosapien V2
(in pictures)
Robosapien V2
- V2 News & Tips

- Blog for Robosapien V2 fans
Robosapien V2 Hacks
- An examination of the Robosapien V2's internal circuitry
Welcoming our new robot overlords
- Ars Technica review
Marcus @ Evosapien
- Various Robobosapien V2 hacks
web site RoboDance for control Robots Wow Wee
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