The fully programmable two-wheeled robot, Roboni-I was recently commercially launched by creator Robonica, a South African/U.S. start-up company focused on evolving new fields of robotic entertainment.
The latest Roboni-I brings together components of robotics, R/C vehicles and interactive gaming, and is expected to launch a new entertainment category called “Robotic Gaming,” which will provide meaningful and structured gameplay-allowing users to play alone or along with friends online. The robot has been made available for retail purchase via the Robonica Web site, ToysRUS.com, Amazon.com (News - Alert), BarnesandNoble.com and also at Hammacher Schlemmer, Edmund Scientific and other specialty shops at an introductory price of $249.99.
Robonica Inc President and Director Tom Dusenberry has also served as the founder and former CEO of Hasbro Interactive. Tom Dusenberry is currently tasked with directing the strategic initiatives of Robonica as well as managing the marketing initiatives of the start-up.
He spoke of this latest launch: “Robotic gaming is the future of the home entertainment industry. Using state of the art technology, Roboni-i delivers instant mass appeal that will elevate robotic entertainment to a new dimension. This product is the evolutionary 'next step' for entertainment robotics."
Roboni-I is an intelligent and fully programmable two wheeled robot. It comes with unlimited playing patterns as well. This cutting edge robot incorporates 16 sensors and 4 processors, an RF (ZigBee) remote control and peer-to-peer protocol which ensure competitive multi platform gameplay with real world robots. The Roboni-I comes bundled with game accessories and six action packed games which allows gamers to lay out a playing arena and make use of the joystick to choose their game as they get into a whole new world of interactive and real world robotic gameplay. Roboni-I allows users to play alone or with friends in a virtualized online environment. Users need to gear up to better the odds, play faster, track their resources, eliminate threats, implement special effects and add bonus points to get higher scores.
The new Roboni-I virtual world will first launch in a beta version in November and promises to deliver an unbelievable gaming experience. Gamers can plug the Roboni-I into their PC consoles and immediately gain access to the virtual world. Here they can earn virtual money, spend it to buy resources which they must manage and embark on virtual missions to eliminate terror. Gamers can also chat with their friends who are logged on at the same time.
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