engineering

Roboreptile

Roboreptile is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Roboreptile rather than just read about it. In short: The Roboreptile is a toy robot by WowWee. The Roboreptile has infrared and sound sensors, and is able to autonomously explore its environment while avoiding obstacles.

Key takeaways

Roboreptile belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Roboreptile to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Roboreptile from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Roboreptile is a toy robot by WowWee. The Roboreptile has infrared and sound sensors, and is able to autonomously explore its environment while avoiding obstacles. It can also operate in different modes where it simulates behaviors of real animals. It is able to rear up on its hind legs and attack. Roboreptile was released in China on the 28 April 2006 and to the rest of the world later that year. It is superficially similar to a theropod or a prosauropod dinosaur but being quadrupedal it's better equated to a silesaurid or a monitor lizard.

Features Biomorphic movements Four-legged walking and low speed running; bipedal "attack" mode; jumping action Flexible neck; whipping tail Multi-sensory environmental awareness Infrared vision sensors for obstacle avoidance and detection of movements Sonic sensors for detection of sharp, loud sounds Touch sensor for responding to human interaction Five modes Autonomous (default): Hungry and aggressive; explores and interacts with his environment searching for prey; attacking, roaring, biting behaviors Direct control: Multi-layered 28 function remote including demo function and volume control Program: Enter a sequence of up to 20 commands Guard: Activates vision and sonic sensor with realistic screeching Sleep Three moods Hungry: his "natural" (default) mood; activate the "feed" button on the remote and he will track down the signal Satisfied: he calms down after eating Hooded: he becomes subdued; depending upon human interaction, will either wake up hungry or fall asleep Auto shut-off function

Robotyrannus Despite its namesake, Robotyrannus is not a robotic version of a Tyrannosaurus. The Robotyrannus is a variation of the Roboreptile with some cosmetic differences: horns on its head and a dorsal fin. It is currently being sold in the UK, Canada and the United States (although in the US it is generically called Roboreptile, despite being the Robotyrannus design). Regardless of the altered appearance, Robotyrannus is functionally identical to the original Roboreptile. It has been a RadioShack exclusive in United States, but the title was RoboReptile.

References

External links WowWee Robotyrannus's Official Home on the Web Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Roboreptile

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Roboreptile claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Roboreptile before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Roboreptile ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Roboreptile

In research: Roboreptile appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Roboreptile in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Roboreptile is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 robots, Robotic pets, Toy stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Roboreptile outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Roboreptile in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Roboreptile means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Roboreptile out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Roboreptile in simple terms?

The Roboreptile is a toy robot by WowWee. The Roboreptile has infrared and sound sensors, and is able to autonomously explore its environment while avoiding obstacles.

Why does Roboreptile matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Roboreptile?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Roboreptile.