Yellow Robotic

I like watching it so much that I haven't even opened it up yet. Regardless, I'm already looking at ways to mod it or control it differently. I guess that's why...See more » I like watching it so much that I haven't even opened it up yet. Regardless, I'm already looking at ways to mod it or control it differently. I guess that's why the "educational value" is five stars. It has five control modes: demo, remote, program, guard, and autonomous. Demo is pretty good for when someone asks what it is or does. You'll see it more than you ever intended. Remote control is OK cause you can see how it moves on different surfaces and stuff. Program mode lets you, basically, create your own demo. As with roboraptor, I use guard mode most. It's best for making people jump. A low awareness setting and placement near trafficked areas is efficient. High awareness is also nice because it seems to wake up every now and then. I wish I could make it scuttle away and then actively hide, but can't. It seems to wake from guard into either autonomous or runs a program. Programs can't send it to autonomous or guard. Oh well. Autonomous mode is for having it do stuff until the battery runs out. Mostly, I like to watch it play with a roomba. Having roboquad interact with roboraptor is OK for a while, but it isn't really more interesting than a bag of furbies. I wish they could fight. Really fight. Anyways, when autonomous or guarding, roboquad's "personality settings" help determine what it does. These settings are aggression, awareness, and activity. Awareness is basically sensor sensitivity. Activity seems to be the balance knob between scanning and moving. Aggression helps determine how it reacts when it notices stuff. I wish I could program in some reactions. Overall, I think roboquad is worth the money. I'll probably end up with a few, but don't know if I can use the remote on one without another listening in. I wish I could program it to enter guard or autonomous mode for a time period. Then it could play sentry by marching around, guarding, etc. I also wish it had a charging cradle like my old aibo.See less »