tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32108872566496213172008-03-20T10:01:33.405-07:00roschlerBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210887256649621317.post-25754480819124643672007-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:002007-10-30T19:47:55.601-07:00

Lem Fugitt of Robots Dreams has unearthed another robot nugget with his latest blog post about i-SOBOT's hackability. Although he indicates the news bit is currently a rumor, he points out that certain conditions indicate it may be a reliable one. Apparently the first production runs of the i-SOBOT may have flash ROM's installed. Flash ROM's can be reprogrammed using specialized equipment.

roschlertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210887256649621317.post-53931605044842881282007-10-28T23:29:00.000-07:002007-10-28T23:36:21.896-07:00

I recently got my brand new Chumby touch screen computer. Before I even got to play with it my i-SOBOT robot took ownership of it and started playing with it first! In this video you can see my i-SOBOT robot having a little dubious robot fun poking away at the Chumby "Eyeball" widget, created by widget author dmaxwell. Apparently the eye is too much for i-SOBOT and freaks him out completely!

roschlertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210887256649621317.post-18422046858316746832007-10-28T06:11:00.000-07:002007-10-28T06:24:13.892-07:00

Lem at Robots Dreams, one of our favorite robotics sites, has just posted about the white i-SOBOT. The white i-SOBOT is intended for Japan while the black i-SOBOT is for the USA. In his post he points out that the black and white i-SOBOT's are functionally identical, except for the color and the language that i-SOBOT speaks and recognizes. There are minor differences in the packaging but in

roschlertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210887256649621317.post-26707926078278292572007-10-22T06:22:00.000-07:002007-10-22T06:26:37.572-07:00

Spoiler Alert: do not watch this video if you want to find the hidden movements yourself! The video does not tell you what the codes are to make i-SOBOT do the hidden moves, but it does show you the movements. YouTube user AlphA202303 has posted a video that shows 8 out of the possible 13 movements that are hidden in the i-SOBOT robot (not documented on the reference card or the manual).

roschlertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210887256649621317.post-22499422211703816332007-10-04T10:24:00.001-07:002007-10-04T20:04:02.217-07:00

The wonderful news of Takara/Tomy's amazing i-SOBOT robot's recent arrival on USA shores, has been blackened by a deep and dark secret that we at RobotsRule are the first to uncover. We predicted that i-SOBOT, with his amazing humanoid movement and combat skills, would foster a huge wave of friendly competitions throughout the world. Our prediction has come true but sadly with a troubling

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