Here’s an interesting kit for tinkerers: Canadian startup EZ-Robot has started offering a kit that’ll let you build your own robot. Actually, the kit just includes a wireless controller, an ultrasonic distance sensor, wireless tracking camera, three servos, two rotating servos, battery pack and software – all of which make up the guts of your potential robo-creation. But the fun part is in what you can turn into a robot… basically anything you can fit the parts into: stuffed animals, your sister’s doll, existing non-smart robot toys, and in this best example, DJ Sures’ homemade Wall-E shown in the video above.
iOS-controlled toys are becoming pretty common these days, the coolest of which have been multiple variants of mini-fied helicopters. An iOS-controlled RC car? Meh. Sounds a bit too ordinary. But this one? It’s certainly a unique take. Like every other remote-controlled toy car, the “iPhone Controlled Wall Climbing Car iW500” features the usual turn-left, turn-right, and forward-back controls, but it comes with an integrated vacuum that’ll let you drive it up vertical walls and even upside-down on ceilings.
Griffin has just announced a new toy that could prove to be a hot buy during the holiday season. Called the Helo TC, it’s a remote-controlled helicopter that can be controlled using a proprietary app running on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. It’s way less-complicated than the Parrot AR.Drone – the Helo TC doesn’t come with a camera, it doesn’t feature augmented reality, and hell, it doesn’t come with four rotors – but for one-sixth the price, it’s definitely way more affordable if you just like flying toy choppers using an iOS device.
