Robo-Puppy Swaps Crap For Camera December 7, 2006

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It’s Christmas which means it's time to mix pets and robotics, with varying degrees of success. The shops are filled will all manner of mechanical creatures from ‘Raptor-this’ to ‘Mega that’ . In staying with the theme, here’s one puppy that won’t spend Christmas shitting on your carpets and eating your cushions.

However, with an in-built VGA camera capable of 30fps video he just might catch you falling on your ass after too much grog or getting amorous with the missus under the mistletoe.

He’s a USB-powered dog with a Web-cam in his nose. When not making embarrassing videos of you, he will even do some tricks (sitting, that is). Jump now for full specs and tricksy pose shots. Yours for about £15 from Brando.-Martin Lynch

Specs

# Features: Robotic dog design
# It can perform different posts by controlling its legs
# Adjustable the angle of the cam
# Lens rotation for adjusting clear image
# Sensor: VGA 350k Pixel
# Resolution: 640*480
# Video format: 24-Bit True Colour
# Brightness: Automatic or manual controlled
# White balance: Manual adjust or Auto
# LENS-Focus: 5cm to infinity
# Frame rate: 30 frames/sec.
# S/N ratio: 48dB
# View angle: 360 degree
# Green LED indicator
# Interface: USB 1.1/2.0 compatible
# Support Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

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