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'Fireball-firing, story-telling, pretend-urinating robot attack dog' costs $50
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The $ 50 robot attack dog is easily the strangest thing I’ve ever tested in my 15 years of reviewing tech.
Clippy's main body, filled with the bulk of the electronics, is weighty enough, but his four spindly legs do not give the impression that they’re up to the task of supporting anything.
The controller has been pumped full of helium such is its hollow, airy lightness.
Esat Dedezade tested Clippy's ability to be controlled or steered via the remote is flawed.
The remote has 17 different functions, including a voice command mode, which doesn't seem to work.
There is an official app which lets you control your robot dog via Bluetooth.
Clippy is not waterproof.
Clippy, as terrible as he is, has entertained my son daily , for the week that we've spent testing him.
It won’t be long, of course, before Clippy gathers dust in some corner, replaced by the Next Thing .
I imagine he’ll end up in a thrift store, awaiting a new family to dazzle and confuse in equal measure.
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