WowWee Joebot

The WowWee Joebot is an advanced interactive "companion" for children of all ages (Although some younger children may have a little difficulty interacting with the robot on their own). WowWees new lineup of robotic toys (WowWee Joebot, WowWee Roborover) were first introduced at the 2009 CES event in Las Vegas.

The Joebot is a jack of all trades robot that has many different features packed in to ensure entertainment for people of many different interests. More specifically, Joebot walks, talks and responds to key phrases via special sound sensors. His personality includes a sense of humor and rhythm; meaning he can beatbox and dance. Users just need to tap out a beat or play some music, and Joebot will respond by repeating any rhythms he just heard. Joebot can be controlled by his hands or by a "RoboSapien" robot's remote controller (WowWee's previous robotic toy lineup). The WowWee Joebot can also walk very fluently around, and has special infrared sensors to detect obstacles in his way; he can also detect if he has fallen over by additional tilt sensors; Joebot can stand back up completely on his own. The WowWee Joebot includes additional entertainment modes such as Wandering, Patrol, Talk, Guard, and Battle modes. In Battle mode the Joebot will wander around an area freely while tracking the movement of objects and people, all the while blasting them with his hand LEDs. Users can also challenge Joebot in Battle mode to a "duel" using any standard Infrared TV remote control.

Unfortunately at this time there is no additional information on the device besides what is noted above; more specifically there is no retail price or release date permanently set. Further updates on this particular product will come as they are announced.