Meet Spykee!
This ultra-cool little ‘droid is Skype 3.0 compatible (notice how his name is an anagram of sorts?) and he’s controllable wirelessly, as long as you’ve got access to a Wi-Fi connection. He’ll follow your instructions, even if you’re not even in the room – or in another country!
You can build Spykee from the ground up, using the parts provided and in Meccano type construction you design the robot as you want for him to appear. He stands at only 32cm tall, packs a VoIP phone, webcam, additional 320×240 digi-camera, Wi-Fi, MP3 player, and can listen and talk back. Despite being pretty much a gadget for play rather than a security guard, think of the potential – He can be used as a mobile roaming CCTV device and even senses motion and can sound an alarm via your PC.
Spykee is a robotic toy made by Erector / Meccano. It contains a USB webcam, microphone and speakers. Controlled by computer locally or over the internet, the owner can move the robot to various locations within range of the local router, take pictures and video, listen to surroundings with the on-board microphone. Spykee is a Robot that you can control with a WiFi connection from your computer. Spykee moves, watches, hears, speaks, takes pictures, records video and sound, and can act as a surveillance camera. Drive the spykee with a joypad or the arrows on your keyboard. Spykee acts as a VOIP phone and webcam, so you can make free calls over the internet.
Spykee is billed as a “spy robot” which actually makes him sound a little sinister and makes us think of the Porky’s style mischief that could be had with the little guy!
You can grab this gadget from a range of online retailers, such as CuteBitz, for around £140 – and due to him being a little on the heavy side he’s currently a UK exclusive!
We just need to persuade the boss to let us have one on the Gadget Helpline account!
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Spyke is the first robot to be built that you can transform and control from a computer through a WiFi connection! Moreover, you can control him from anywhere in the world via Internet! Spykee is the first robot to be built that you can transform and control from a computer through a WiFi connection
Its video camera, microphone, and speaker let you see, hear, and speak to remote locations by way of the its WiFi capability. Spyke can act as a Web phone, mobile music player or guard, automatically sending you an e-mail what it detects motion. When its batteries run low it will automatically find its charging station and plug itself in.
Standing approximately 1 foot tall, Spyke is the Wi-Fi spy robot to build. And once built? Well, this remarkable robot acts as your walking, talking spy, a wireless VOIP phone, a webcam, a digital music player for your MP3s, and personal video surveillance thanks to Spyke’s motion detector. Unlike the majority of its predecessors, Spyke is both fun and functional and the result is a cool robotic toy with an impressive set of features.
Features
- Spy robot – Spyke moves, watches, speaks and listens
- VOIP phone – Use your Spyke as a wireless VOIP phone (compatible with Skype 3.0 PC technology)
- Digital Music Player – listen to your own music over Wi-Fi with Spyke
- Video Surveillance – When a movement is detected, Spyke activates an alarm on your computer or sends you a picture by email
- Other play functions include snapshot, sound and video recording, light, voice and sound effects and video filters
- Wi-Fi card included
- Motion sensors activate automatically when something happens
- Returns to recharging station automatically when battery is low
- Control on local Wi-Fi connection or remotely on internet
Run the comprehensive software and you have a Wi-Fi-enabled robot that can be controlled on a local connection or remotely from the Internet through a well-crafted and easy-to-navigate MMI or Machine Man Interface. This page can be opened using the CD ROM provided or downloaded via www.spykeworld.com
Approximate price – $299.00