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WowWee - CHiP Robot Dog - White

Release your inner child with this WowWee robot dog. CHiP the dog has GestureSense and BeaconSense awareness, letting him respond to situations and gestures such as claps, swipes and touches. Voice recognition technology lets you send auditory commands to CHiP, and this WowWee robot dog gets to know you via artificial intelligence algorithms.

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has some glitches but 7 year old loves it

on December 28, 2016

Posted by: runnfool

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I read a ton of reviews before I bought: please consider the dates on these reviews. The frequent firmware and software (app) updates have taken care of several issues - though no doubt have introduced a few more. We've had a few fun days with Chip (now named Max) but my only concern is how long will he remain interesting. One reviewer said get a good RC car instead... may be good advice!

Here are my quick pros and cons list:

pros - easy to set up (use right away without app). seems durable - at least so far. smartband controller, great idea! the bluetooth part seems to work well but sort of weak when Chip has to "see" the IR to home in on the band. remote "driving" control is awesome. ball is great! fetch is fun, soccer even better. volume control (in app) is much appreciated. Also in app you can change voice trigger: have child "owner" program it in quiet room and talk (loud) to the dog, not the phone. "Hey Max" now works for son, but "Hey Chip" still works better for me. Funny.

cons - needs low speed in addition to med/high selections (in app). motors are really noisy! he can NOT navigate around ANYTHING. Needs a wide open room with line of sight to band, ball, and charger. I hope this changes in future firmware - put that gyro motion sensor to work: if he gets stuck, back up, turn a little, try again... something. also very hit and miss getting back in his charger. one day gets it right every time, next day he misses by 1 ft.

Probably time for the daily firmware update.

Cool toy for early adoptors, but yet to be seen if we keep him past the return period.

My Best Buy number: 0048791205

I would recommend this to a friend!

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