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Wall-E Robot Toy In Action
Posted by Brian Lam at 4:38 AM on May 5, 2008
We just saw the Wall-E toy in action, and its a pretty interesting toy (Although not US$190 worth of interesting.) The best features include fully articulating tank treads, 10 motors, audio and vision sensors, remote control by both joystick and touchpad, individual shutters on each eye, and collision detection. Wall E also has a "follow me" mode that'll allow a Wall-E to stick to a kid or dog and track it around the house. (We would have tried it out, but it was far to noisy and crowded at Maker Faire for Wall-E to track anything or anyone reliably.) [Maker Faire and Wall-E]
We just saw the Wall-E toy in action, and its a pretty interesting toy (Although not US$190 worth of interesting.) The best features include fully articulating tank treads, 10 motors, audio and vision sensors, remote control by both joystick and touchpad, individual shutters on each eye, and collision detection. Wall E also has a "follow me" mode that'll allow a Wall-E to stick to a kid or dog and track it around the house. (We would have tried it out, but it was far to noisy and crowded at Maker Faire for Wall-E to track anything or anyone reliably.) [
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turkletin
Posted May 5, 2008 12:20 PM
Looks ok but would much rather a Johnny 5 model.
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 4:57 AM 5/5/08
I'd pay good money if I could get one with actual binocular lens eyes, and can fold retract into a little box.
Kaiser-Machead
Sam.Nerd144
Posted 5:31 AM 5/5/08
That remote will be indecipherable to half of the purchasers.......why not just give him a PS-style joypad?
Sam.Nerd144
BoinK
Posted 5:30 AM 5/5/08
Why is it that almost always when people at these types of events are interviewed they seem completely lost and don't know what the hell they're talking about? It really annoys the piss out of me.
BoinK
VakeroRokero
Posted 5:29 AM 5/5/08
is this going to be for sale at stores?? or just homebrew stuff?
VakeroRokero
CODIFEROUS
Posted 5:43 AM 5/5/08
Throw it out of a window!
CODIFEROUS
--Tito--
Posted 6:23 AM 5/5/08
I hate how the little kids think its real. . . .
--Tito--
strider_mt2k
Posted 6:28 AM 5/5/08
I want one to hack HAck HACK!!
strider_mt2k
LindsayJoy
Posted 6:27 AM 5/5/08
Oh that is too cute!
When you first posted this I thought a lot of WALL-E's charm was lost because his eyes looked dead.
Now after seeing this video his LED eyes video look full of expression! For under $200, I know i'll have this, especially since the R2 projector is now on back-order....
LindsayJoy
fastmike
Posted 7:50 AM 5/5/08
I can just see my cat trying to have sex with that....
come to that......erm.....nvm
fastmike
totolobo
Posted 10:22 AM 5/5/08
In action???? Sorry but the title should be more accurate if it was : Wall-E Robot Toy Inaction.
totolobo
Gary_7vn
Posted 11:52 AM 5/5/08
Lamest gadget video ever.
Gary_7vn
TOWken22
Posted 1:04 PM 5/5/08
I want one of these things so bad. Any news on availability? I was content with buying one when news on this was first posted, and after finding out more about the features on this thing it makes it all the more vital that I get one. Although it would awesome if it had a camera on it that would relay video to the remote.
TOWken22
Garth Knight
Posted 2:10 PM 5/5/08
Oh, this will be a fun rebuild! Add cameras , mic & speaker, airsoft gun, extra batteries, re-gear the tranny for speed, green lasers, TOO MUCH. I have to find a way to get my mits on one without spending that much $...
Garth Knight
FinalValgas
Posted 2:33 PM 5/5/08
@Garth Knight:
If you add an airsoft his name wouldn't be wall-e anymore.
FinalValgas
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:39 PM 5/5/08
@Garth Knight: Right with ya there.
Hey, let's race 'em!
strider_mt2k
bms
Posted 10:49 PM 5/5/08
@strider_mt2k: Maybe you could get it to say Wall-E without sounding like 1970's computer audio.
bms
SigmundTheSeaMonster
Posted 12:31 AM 6/5/08
Anyone else thinking modding to make a Hunter-Killer from Terminator? (those treads...)
SigmundTheSeaMonster
davelei
Posted 11:20 PM 5/5/08
Check out this Lego Mindstorms Wall-E:
davelei.net/lego
davelei
davelei
Posted 1:47 PM 5/5/08
Lego Mindstorms Wall-E...
davelei.net/lego
davelei
Grifter
Posted 1:45 AM 6/5/08
I think it would be a sweet toy for the 2nd verison and some modest modding. I would just need to head to my local hobby shop and upgrade some of it's motors and we'd have Wall-e running at full speed. Cute and I'll be looking for it in the clearance section near x-mas!
Grifter
zombo
Posted 2:40 AM 6/5/08
The toy at davelei.net/lego looks lethargic and the video above sucks. Anyone have any better information on this rig?
zombo
Marco
Posted 2:28 AM 6/5/08
Wait until you see the 'real live' model that will go on tour of the talk show circuit closer to the movie release date. That one will be cool.
Marco
Mr.Wilson
Posted 10:18 AM 6/5/08
His eyes remind me of the animatronics in the Star Tours rides in Disneyland. Looks a bit better than I expected, still think that's not enough features though. Like the fold-up mechanism, and the arms look like they don't really do anything.
Mr.Wilson
Xanthan
Posted 9:14 PM 6/5/08
You saw what modder's did with the Roomba, wait til they get their hands on this thing.
PS: Love the tank tracks
Xanthan
capzorz
Posted 6:01 AM 5/5/08
i want one of those little number 5 robot toys from short circuit 2
capzorz