Red-hot robot action from WowWee

Joebot is voice-activated, with a list of 40 commands that move him around or put him into different modes. Click on the photo for more WowWee robot action.

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When the folks from WowWee visited CNET UK the other day, we were amused to hear them refer to their robotic wares Rovio, Joebot, and RoboRover as "he" and "him." But dang it if we weren't doing the same within five minutes of seeing the little fellas trundling about, flashing their lights, and generally charming their servos off.

Read more of "WowWee Rovio, Joebot, Cinemin and RoboRover: Red-hot robot action" at Crave UK.