Been looking at one of these for my Boy for his Birthday and this price is pretty good, as normal $159 at JB HiFi, not sure if they will price match Catch of the Day tho.
Looking at it for the Toy Factor, tricks and racing. But one of the main reasons is for the Programming ability similar to what my boy does at school http://www.tynker.com/blog/articles/ideas-and-tips/coding-at…
I guess it's like a remote control car, except worse and more expensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi-5hbaGmuQ
Toy racing, and tricks. as well as programming for school based learning
http://www.tynker.com/blog/articles/ideas-and-tips/coding-at…
About as useful or exciting as all the other spheros
The Ollie just more a trick one and faster, and more suitable outdoors I would think
I got it for $99 shipped from a seller on ebay last year. He also has a ground one for $130.
Where at?
Free delivery if you join Club Catch (free for a month).
A remote-control toy is not a robot. At the very least, it needs a functional arm to be considered robotics.
Not necessarily true. This robot has sensors, actuators, and programmable behaviour in it - making it a full mobile robot (albeit with limited capability as with its SDK).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics
A robot is not any automated machine. A drone or self-driving car is not a robot.
The term originally referred to a complete human-like form, but later to robotic arms that moved like humans.
Self-driving cars and drones with sensors that utilize sensors for programmable behaviour are mobile robots. Robotics spans a much wider range of machinery other than those patterned after humanoid forms. Trust me on this - it was my specialization in uni. :)
At the very least, it needs a functional arm to be considered robotics.
Wut?
Programming is going to be a Maccas level paygrade job with everybody able to it. Just as Google, Facebook and Co. intended when they started lobbying duh gummints but I think it's gone beyond their wildest dreams so that was money well spent to waste your child's education whilst driving down their own labour costs.
Well, assuming the AI derps are wrong and machines don't start writing the code that is.
Did you read the link, it the same as the ones they use at schools
what does it do?