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02.14.12

Robot Round-Up

By Lauren Aaronson Posted 01.05.2008 at 10:53 pm 0 Comments

Blade_starRobots are always a big crowd-pleaser at CES, and this year’s no exception. WowWee, known for its innovative but affordable ‘bots, just announced four new products that uphold its reputation. And Erector (yup, of Erector sets) brought out three follow-ups to last year’s popular Spykee, a build-it-yourself Wi-Fi robot that acts like a roving webcam. Go with WowWee if you want your artificial friend to run right out of the box, or with the Erector DIY kits if you like to work for your robot love.

Continue reading below to see the best new robotic products to hit CES this week.

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