Spykee Robot 870850

WOW - This is fantastic and is going to be 'the must have' of 2008. It is bound to sell out way before christmas so make sure you pre-order yours to avoid disappointment, I know I am - its released in the UK at the end of July

Spykee (pronounced Spkye) is able to be operated anywhere in the world via an internet application and a wi-fi card. From your PC you can operate your robot in real time to take pictures and record video and sound, It makes a perfect surveillance camera due to its motion activated sensors. Leave him on guard whilst you go away on holiday - he will even take a picture of the intruder and email to you or the police!!!

And I thought Meccano made rusty bits of metal you used to make bridges for your old matchbox cars to cross over

Spykee stands approximately 12 inches tall, is a Wi-Fi spy robot which is able to walk, talk, play mp3's has a webcam, a microphone, acts as a wireless VOIP phone and can be operated as a personal video surveillance system thanks to Spyke's motion detector. Spykee also has lights and fibre optics and thanks to an Infa-Red auto-parking recharging system Spykee automatically returns to its charger when its battery runs low. Oh yeah, did I mention it can even go up and down stairs due to its amazing tracks. In short this toy/gadget is brilliant.

Pre-Order now from Amazon.co.uk £199.99

• PC & MAC compliant
• Wi-Fi / 802.11 b/g
• Joystick compliant
• PC requirement / software: Windows 2000 / XP with .NET framework 2.0
• MAC requirement / software: Mac OS X
• Open source software
• MMI software details: 1.1 Mb / user interface in Microsoft.net
• Compatible with Skype 3.0 (PC) technology.
• Camera: 320x240 - local mode:15 fps / distant mode: depending on the Internet connection
• Speaker: 2W (tbc) / no driver required
• SD card slot for added memory applications

This robot is a kit, containing 210 parts, tools and detailed instructions.