FemiSapien explained
FemiSapien is a female humanoid robot that WowWee announced at CES in January 2008.[1] It can respond to sight, sound, and touch and can be programmed with a sequence of movements.[1] At CES 2008 an estimated release date of late summer and $99 MSRP were given,[2] and was being sold for $89.99 in 2009.
Features
- Three modes of interaction.[3]
- Learning Mode: can be programmed with a sequence of movements.
- Responsive Mode: make her responds to walking commands, and also you can interact with her as she reacts to your sounds, or watch her perform comedy scenes with you or another robot.
- Attentive Mode: you can activate actions such as autonomous wandering, blowing kisses, poses, holding hands, dancing, belching, and she will even engage you in "conversation"!
- Ability to control other WowWee robots.[1]
- Ability to respond/dance to music.[4]
Specifications
Dimensions:[5]
- Length: 4" (10.2 cm)
- Height: 15" (38.1 cm)
- Width: 8" (20.3 cm)
- Weight: 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg)
- 5 x motors (with joint position sensors)
- 4 x position switches in each joystick hand access up to 56 functions
- 1 x IR receiver
- 2 x IR transmitters
- 1 x microphone to detect words, music and sharp noises
- 1 x speaker with nearly 90 seconds of sound
- 2 x tilt sensors for forwards and backwards fall detection
- Requires 6 "AA" alkaline batteries
External links
Notes and References
- News: Hands On with the WowWee FemiSapien at CES 2008 . RoboCommunity . Peter Redmer . 2008-01-16 . 2008-06-24.
- News: WowWee Robots 2008 - Release Dates and Pricing Guide . RoboCommunity . RoboCommunity Team . 2008-01-14 . 2008-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080916112337/http://www.robocommunity.com/article/12508/WowWee-Robots-2008---Release-Dates-and-Pricing-Guide/ . 2008-09-16 . dead .
- News: Femisapien . RoboCommunity . 2008-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080603193623/http://www.robocommunity.com/category/43/Femisapien . 2008-06-03 . dead .
- News: 'Lovable' robot . CNN.com . RoboCommunity Team . 2008-06-22 . 2008-06-24.
- Web site: RobotShop | Robot Store | Robots | Robot Parts | Robot Kits | Robot Toys.