Turn your smartphone in a robot

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Last update : June 1, 2013
At recent robotic and toy fairs (Japan 2012, Innorobo 2013, Toyfair 2013, …) several machines were presented that are basically mobile phones on a robotic trolley. The most advanced robots of this type are presented below :

SmartPet
by Bandai ;
TechPet in Europe and USA		 iPhone three colors : black, white, pink ;
SmartPet App		 smartpet
Name Smartphone Features Picture
ROMO
by Romotive		 iPhone 4
iPod Touch 4		 face detection,
telepresence, navigation,
machine vision,
SDK		 romo
RoboMe
by Wowwee		 iPhone telepresence,
speech recognition,
face tracking		 robome
SmartBot
by Overdrive Robotics		 iOS
Android
Windows Phone		 expansion port,
Arduino support,
front lights,
wheel encoders,
NFC,
14 mounting holes for accesssories,
speaker + buzzer		 smartbot
R.Bot
by rbot.ru		 iOS
Android		 connectivity : WiFi, 3G, 4G,
continous operation up to 8 hours		 r.bot
Yo!Bot
by Zeon Tech		 iPhone,
iPod Touch,
Android device with Adobe Air support		 Apps available to control the bot  Yobot
Romibo
by Origami Robotics		 iPod Touch configurable companion,
for therapy and research		  romibo