WowWee RoboReptile Review

RoboReptile gets a rating as high as "2" (I think that is generous) for two reasons: it's neat looking and it was pretty cheap ($60 originally, $30 on sale at TJ Maxx).  The articulated tail is very cool and moves with tail-like motion.  However, all of the other features of this toy are less than impressive:

• Low quality and not many sounds.  One sound is so distorted, it sounds like a toilet flushing, rather than a dinosaur/reptile noise!
• Range of motion.  While RoboReptile can turn around, it needs a LOT of space to do it.
• Runs into things.  Although the box says that it avoids running into things it sees in its "eye" sensors (infrared)...it doesn't!
• Need a screw driver to get it out of the package.  Since when did toy companies start screwing their toys into the boxes??  Is this really necessary??  They didn't do that back in my day!
• Repetitive nature.  RoboReptile kind of just does the same things over and over again...I'm sure the designer picked a good subject for this toy by picking a reptile, because reptiles aren't too bright...but RoboReptile does not even live up to the IQ of the creature it is named for!

What is good about this toy?

I feel like this toy represents a wider endeavor on toy-makers' parts to build "smart" techno-toys.  Really, this is a step in the right direction towards that endeavor; it's just not a big enough step!!