I-Cybie Robotic Dog - Gold

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• ASIN: B000AZ24N6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #160,013 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Robotic Dog - Look At The Blue i-Cybie Reviews, December 17, 2005

By	Steven Koleman (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This is a terrific toy. I don't know why the Gold i-Cybie got the weaker reviews. If you want to see what people really thought, look at the reviews for the blue i-Cybie, which is the kind I have. There are lot more reviews and newer ones too. There is no difference between the gold and the blue except the color.

The i-Cybie can be trained to respond to your voice, it's movements are really clever and it's amazing what it can do with it's joints to do advanced tricks. As far as gear problems go, that was a known problem with the old i-Cybie which you will find on eBay for a lot cheaper. Unfortunately in the older models that gear would break rendering the unit useless. The newer models don't have that problem. Also, compared to other robot toys, the gears are quieter.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, But noisy, January 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I got my i-cybie for christmas, and it came with a walk up charger (like Aibo). When I opened it up, I sawthat I need to charge the battery for 6 hours! Darn, I can't play with it yet. When the battery was charged I put it in, and turned it on. To my suprise, the i-cybie strech thing didn't use a lot of space. After an hour, I saw that it was still running fine. Now after a month with it, I like it.
If you want an Aibo, but don't have a lot of money, BUY AN I-CYBIE!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware, no walk up charger included, February 17, 2006

By	Tech Guy (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Based on the description, I did not know whether the walk up charger was included, so I called Amazon and they told me that the charger included enables the i-cybie to walk up to it and recharge on its own without any human intervention.
When I received the package, I was shocked to see a standard charger which involves removing battery manually from i-cybie and putting in charger and vice versa.
That was disappointing since a couple of websites were selling with walk up charger for very similar price.
I am returning it and buying from shop.com which sells walk up charger as well.