Customer Reviews

WoWWEe Robotics Robopanda

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I'm glad we got this toy essentially for free (we had some gift cards to the Sharper Image that had been laying around for so long that they were essentially "found money") because I would have been pretty angry if I had dropped $150 on this thing. It talks and talks and talks... and asks questions, but has no sort of voice recognition... even a minimal sound sensor like, say, NeoPets have... so it never manages to create the illusion that you are interacting with it. The interaction is limited to touch sensors on the paws and head and back, but these seem hit and miss, and often don't seem to register as they should. Any attempt at being cute and cuddly is ruined by the constant WHIRRR of the internal motors, which make the whole thing come off as kind of creepy.

I'll also echo one of the other Amazon reviews in pointing out that the Panda's conversation often borders on rudeness. At one point it told its toy stuffed panda to go away and not to "let the door hit you on the way out"! Like my 5 year-old needs to learn obnoxious catch phrases from a robotic Panda??

We bought this toy elsewhere, and we've had a few problems.
1) It constantly thinks it's being moved, and complains and whines about being motion-sick, all while seated on the floor, not being touched. (This is obviously a MANUFACTURING DEFECT, but I haven't been able to get a response out of Wowwee about it).
2) It doesn't always register on its various touch sensors. (Presumably also a defect)

But aside from the fact that our panda is defective, there are these issues:
a) The packaging took 20 minutes to dismantle.
b) It takes a vast amount of batteries
c) It's loud
d) It's whiny

If I don't get a response from the manufacturer, this thing is going back to the store, and we'll try something else. . .

I've had Robopanda for a few years now. I must say he looks fantastic. I love how he moves his eyebrows, head, ears, arms and legs (when crawling) and also enjoy how well the movements go together with eachother. As a robot, I think he's pretty cool. I've found his sensors to work really well, though he does have that 'flying' problem others have reported.

However, he doesn't 'hear' me at all. He, also talks a lot. When I don't respond to his 'touch my paw', he is known to make a sarcastic remark or two. I'm far older than the age this toy was developed for, so it doesn't matter much to me, but parents should know!

I wish they'd designed him to accept new 'adventure' tapes or with a 'watch panda', like the robospider they also created. I'd be happy to hear him greet me every time I walked into my room.

Overall, this robot is very neat when it comes to movement, but don't expect him to interact very well with you via voice.

My 5 year old son got this for christmas and absolutely loves it. It is the cutest thing! My son loves listening to the stories and interacting with the panda. So far, defintely worth it!

I like this toy, I mean it looks cool and it does STUFF, and my kids feel the same way - but! After a few days, the kids lost interest in it. It is a one trick pony. These days it sits on a shelf in the kids room, and never gets played with, so pretty much it is an item of decoration. The sad thing is that it comes with it's own little stuffed panda to interact with - the kids still play with that part.

We got ours new for $35 on clearance - I think $35 spent on a stuffed toy would have been money better spent. Gimmicks wear off on kids really fast!

I have to say that I picked this panda up at Goodwill today for $3.99 simply because he was such a great deal. After getting him home, I would have happily paid $80 for him, as he is a genuine sweetie. I do agree that kids will probably tire of his predictability after time; however, I see it as a great toy for my grandson. I recommend this toy for younger ages (early elementary school). I don't think he's rude at all, and he would be an excellent "first robot" for any child.

I thought this panda would do a lot more than it actually does. It can crawl, but not very well. It doesn't walk. It has no voice recognition. I paid $103 for it before Christmas, and log on today to see it for less than half that price. I feel like I really got ripped off. Very disappointed.

we all love to watch just to see what will happen next we are thinking about getting more

My family was very impressed by the tricks and responses of the Panda.

I have told everyone there is an elf inside working the robot. (My daughter got it for Christmas) Worth every penny!

We could not wait to return this rude robot. My 8 year old loved it at first but the more she played with it the more annoying it became. It's voice is that of a spoiled child, especially when it starts DEMANDING attention or it's Teddy (no "please" to be heard). My daughter is usually quite sensitive to and tolerant of anything cute but that faded quickly- once he started his lip she started calling him RudePanda and RoboBrat and couldn't wait to be rid of him. He also referred to himself as a bear at times which we all know is not true of pandas. I'm sure there are merits to this robot, we just couldn't get past his annoying habits to enjoy them.