Drex Interactive Dinosaur And His Two Buddies, Pleo And Kota

By Ledley Withenshaw

All kids seem to go through a dinosaurs phase at some point in their childhood. I'm not sure what the exact fascination is but I can guess that these weird looking creatures just get into their imagination and they want to learn everything they can about them. For children that prefer a more hands on experience, then an interactive dinosaur toy might be the ticket. Having a robotic pet is a huge craze this Christmas, so why not be original and go for a robotic dinopet instead of a hamster, cat, dog or parrot ? This article will describe three such "pets" and to whom they might suit.

The first dinopet is known as D-Rex. He is a Tyrannosaurus Rex - the apparent king of the dinosaurs according to us but I'm sure a few other species might have had something to say about that. I would say D-Rex is a funny toy that will have kids 6 and up in fits of laughter. Adults will probably get a kick out of him too (or maybe that should be a bite).

He is reasonably smart in that he can sense movement and sound. He will faithfully follow things that move around or make a sound (which really annoys real life pets). He can stand guard of your prized possessions and bite anything that might try to steal it. He can also emit laugh inducing sound from both the front and the errr..back of his dinosaur frame. He will make a variety of sounds based on how and where you stroke him or tickle him even. He is quite clever, fairly predictable after a while but mostly fun in the intervening period.

Pleo is a Camarasaurus. In fact he is an orphaned one week old Camarasaurus so he needs to be cared for. He is looking for a loving home. It's safe to say that Pleo is the more complex interactive dinosaur toy of the three presented here. In fact he is not really a toy. He can learn from his experiences and will grow (personality wise that is - not size wise) based on how you treat and bring him up.

He can also be in a good mood, a grumpy mood, sleepy and a range of other emotions based on how you treat him. He has more parts than the others plus more sensors and complex software for his 'brain'. This can be updated as research continues on coordinating the software with the robotic and mechanical elements of the dinosaur.

Kota is the last dinosaur featured and he is also a baby. He is a baby triceratops. In my experience, children are fond of about three main dinosaurs, triceratops always seems to make the cut so to speak. This is probably because he is the most distinctive dinosaur along with the Stegosaurus.

Kota is made for younger children and toddlers to play with. He is what I would describe as a dinosaur rocking horse. He is large and younger children can ride on him. He will rock up and down and squeak out little dinosaur grunts and chirps. Alternatively, you can play music from him. Children can feed and stroke him too. He will respond by pretending to eat the leaf and moving his head in response to your actions, even wiggling his tail if he is happy. - 30443

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