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RSv1 Help! Is it dead?

DanAoS — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:49:59 GMT

I pulled my son's Robosapien V1 out of the attic this morning (it's been boxed up since last xmas as he was a little young for it, but today wanted it out to start to learn how to use it), and put brand new batteries in. Pressed the power button, and after about 1 second of yawning it made a repeated bleeping/clicking noise and the eyes are flashing repeatedly. Turning it off and back on just repeats the bleeping/flashing (the bleeps are in time with the eyes flashing, about twice per second). I've tried other new batteries, same result. There's no response from the remote, but the right (RS right side) hand and foot sensors when pressed do stop the bleeping/flashing for a few seconds. I've opened up the torso and the wiring looks fine, and none of the capacitors have burst/expanded. I've tried getting RS into the diagnostic modes, but that doesn't work either. I've searched around the web and can't find any posts about anyone having the same problem. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can try? Or is it, as a I suspect, the result of a circuit board failure which has rendered it...

A short video of Joebot

Nuzzget — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:32:17 GMT

Im still working on getting his voice commands right so thats why he went on patrol instead of backwards.

Goodwill RoboRapter Joins the Group

MrScott — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:33:30 GMT

This is just another nudge that folks should keep their eyes open for robotoys in need of a good home. I found a RoboRaptor with remote at the local GoodWill for $4.99. All it needed was new batteries in its belly to join the rest of the basement bot group. It's the same place I picked up a MegaByte a couple of months ago. The bonus is that this provides a remote for one of my first WowWee finds, a remoteless RoboRaptor from several years ago. The remote I picked up this week has the targeting "laser" on it. It was great fun to set the Raptors loose, trigger the target signal, and watch them converge and push at each other to get at the spot.

RS Media For Sale on Ebay (11/11/09) - 3 days left!

TikaC — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:15:47 GMT

Thought anyone interested would like to see this: http://search.ebay.com/220507838945 3 days left of the auction as I write this. Looks like he has everything with it.

Mr. Personality Editor Software Alpha

android78 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:04 GMT

Homebrew editing software to edit the personality files on WowWee's Mr. Personality robot.

Big rsv2 mod need help

Doc Savage — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:40:25 GMT

i am trying to wire my rsv2 to a tracked base, i have an old rc car but i cant figure out what wires to attach to the old rc car's motors. i want to use the foot motor wires but they dont rotate one direction, they go back n forth. is there any way to get them to go in one direction? or maybe use another system in the rsv2? maybe the guy who put it on a wheeled base can help me?

RS Media QuickStart Guide

WowWee Robotics — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:31:40 GMT

WowWee RS Media quick start instruction guide.

RS Media User Manual

WowWee Robotics — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:30:47 GMT

User instruction manual for the WowWee RS Media robot.