The Robosapien V2 is the second generation of Mark Tilden's Robosapien

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. It is nearly twice the size of the original robot, standing around tall. Instead of the original

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grunts, the V2 can speak a large list of pre-recorded phrases. It has

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and basic color recognition

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s, grip sensors in its hands, touch or contact activated hand and foot sensors, and sonic sensors. For movement, the V2 has an articulated waist, shoulders, and hands giving him a variety of body animations.

Overview

The Robosapien V2 model was designed by Mark Tilden and is an

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robot. The Robosapien V2 comes packaged with a remote, and the robot. It is an "evolved" form of Robosapien V1.

Additional features

The V2 comes with a repertoire of sayings and animations which can be activated from the

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. Features from the original Robosapien such as

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and

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are included, along with a parody of the ''

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'' robot's "

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!" and many other one-liners. Much of the V2's ''internal behavior'' can be deduced by the blinking patterns of his blue

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pads, which change as the V2 changes modes.

References

External links

RoboCommunity
- The official WowWee Robotics user community (run by Capable Networks LLC)
The Evolution of Robosapien V2
(in pictures)
Robosapien V2
- V2 News & Tips

- Blog for Robosapien V2 fans
Robosapien V2 Hacks
- An examination of the Robosapien V2's internal circuitry
Welcoming our new robot overlords
- Ars Technica review
Marcus @ Evosapien
- Various Robobosapien V2 hacks
web site RoboDance for control Robots Wow Wee
2000s toys Entertainment robots Bipedal humanoid robots WowWee 2000s robots {{Toy-stub fr:Robosapien V2

Overview

Additional features

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References

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