WowWee Robots Now Skype Controllable
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 3 of September , 2007 at 1:39 am
If you liked the idea of Spyke, the Skype-capable robot who can be controlled over the web, you might be interested to know that the same concept has been applied to WowWee robots like Roboquad. Software called Robodance acts as an intermediary between Roboquad and Skype, translating spoken voice commands into directions to the robot. The robot, in turn, sends back video and audio through Skype. It looks like it works pretty well, as long as you are familiar with the robot’s movements and can compensate for the time delay. Version 4 of the software should be available by the end of November.
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Comment by Bill Watson
Made Monday, 3 of September , 2007 at 8:11 am
This robot is cool looking I have to get one! :-) The video here is awesome too. I posted a reference to this at my blog. http://strangeandcool.net/2007/09/03/demo-video-of-skype-controllable-wowwee-robot-roboquad/