This bot face-planted more often than a freshman during rush week. Futaba RBT-1 Powered by 20 servomotors and built mostly of plastic, the 2-pound, 10-inch RBT-1 should be a speed demon. Five-cell battery can't muster more than an hour of action. TIRED Puny conventional remote control feels like you're programming a VCR. English-friendly Web site with spare parts and plenty of info.
Wealth of online RoboBasic software tutorials makes it easy to master this droid's universe. WIRED Control board can manage up to 24 servos.
Good enough for a podium finish, but compared with our top bot, this 12.5-incher's wobbly walk is more deserving of bronze. Under the Robonova's anodized armor are 16 servomotors that do a solid job with preset headstands, boy-band poses, and even karate kicks. Hitec Robonova-1 If you're gonna drop big bucks on a robot, it may as well be gold (or at least painted gold). Command Robovie-nano to pull a cartwheel while declaring, "Ai shite'ru yo!" (I love you!). Fifteen servos provide an impressive range of motion. This 1.3-pound mighty mite has a chest-mounted speaker to belt out phrases like "Hajime-mashite" (Nice to meet you).
Vstone Robovie-nano Walking the walk is only part of the robo-equation.
Extra-wide feet and rigid ankle brackets impart quake-worthy stability.Ä¢. With 17 servomotors, each cranking out 12 inch-pounds of torque ( huaa!), Kondo can be programmed to bow and do push-ups. But don't think its strapping 15.8-inch physique means it's sluggish. Kondo KHR-3HV This aluminum and plastic bot stands head and shoulders above the rest - literally.