The second incarnation of the Robosapien is now here in the shape of the Robosapien V2. The V2 is bigger and badder than his baby brother and stands at a whopping 2ft tall with an array of new features. The Robosapien V2 is more flexible than the first Robosapien and can even talk to you! If you have bought a Robosapien V2 then why not write a review and share your thoughts with other users about this robotic sensation.

At $250, the Robosapien V2 has more than doubled in price and nearly in size over its predecessor. Fortunately, its capabilities have grown as well. This blue-eyed automaton has an almost fully articulated body and is capable of head turns, arm and shoulder bends, grasping with large robotic fingers, and bending at the waist. He still lacks knees and though he can walk at three different gaits, he won’t be climbing any stairs. The Robosapien V2 also has dozens of user-controlled actions, each of which can be accessed via the multibuttoned remote. Additionally he can hear, see (though not through his luminescent eyes), feel via sensors in his hands and feet, and interact.

This expressive, interactive robot’s large, near-human-size, articulated hands can reach out, pick up objects, and even throw a special green bowling ball. The Robosapien V2 ships with the ball and a set of red bowling pins. If you hold the ball an inch from his face, the Robosapien will startle (he does this for anything that suddenly appears in front of him), recognize the green ball (he’ll say the words), then ask for it. If you have the pins set up in his vicinity, Robosapien will find them and try to knock them over with the ball.

All four of its limbs, as well as its head and torso can all be manipulated using the second thumb-stick. This includes the ability to pick things up at two different heights and to throw them. The highlight of our time with the Robosapien was when a colleague placed a toy dog in front of it. Robosapien contemptuously picked up the poor creature, crushed its head and threw it away. We would have liked the optical sensors to extend to the limbs as picking things up is extremely difficult in general, and has more to do with the actual position of the robot in relation to the item than control of the hands. The ability to sense nearby objects on the floor and move the arms towards them would take this toy to the next level.