It is love at first sight for all who meet Robi, the interactive robotic companion. Robi was created by Professor Tomotaka Takahashi, a leading robotics scientist, and exclusively for DeAgostini. It is a fusion of sophisticated design and advanced Japanese technology that was designed to provide interactive companionship with the entire family.
Incorporating cutting-edge robotics technology from Japan, it can communicate with you and even expressing emotion through the colour of his eyes. He can talk, sing, dance and control selected household appliances. He has an extensive vocabulary of more than 250 phrases, providing a deep level of interaction between humans and robots. The specially designed Singapore version of Robi has also been programmed to speak some Singlish phrases, as well as English and Chinese.
But here’s the catch. You cannot buy it off the store shelves. You will have to build it yourself through a Robi building kit subscription. The weekly kit will provide an in-depth understanding of how it works, an educational magazine along with instructions and model parts, are delivered over the course of 70 issues.
Robi retails at S$28.90 per issue and available at selected supermarkets, convenience stores, bookstores and newsstands from 5 July onwards. The first issue will be available at the promotional price of just S$9.90. Subsequent issues will be released weekly.
If you subscribe online, you will also have an additional discount and freebies. More details can be found on the online store, www.robi.sg
Hello,
Can you tell me where I can get a Robi Robot kit? One that speaks English. I’m in USA. Thanks!