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The Roboraptor Review – Why is this Robotic Pet different from the rest?

Many attempts have been made to create robotic pets that present some of the benefits of real living pets with none of the drawbacks.  Several of these attempts have become extremely popular, and perhaps the most whimsical of these robotic pets is the Roboraptor, distributed by Wow Wee Toys International.  The Roboraptor was created by the Canadian robotics physicist Mark W. Tilden, who has appeared on several television programs on networks such as the Discovery Channel, PBS, and The Learning Channel.

Roboraptor comes equipped with a number of sensors that it uses to monitor it's environment and interact with nearby objects.  These sensors include infrared sensors and stereo sound sensors mounted on its head, as well as touch sensors which are located on its mouth, chin, and tail.  These sensors enable Roboraptor to be a truly interactive robotic pet.

The Roboraptor unit can be set into four separate modes of behavior that will dictate how the robot interacts with its environment.  These modes are free roam, hunting, playful, and cautious.  When in free roam mode, Roboraptor will explore its environment, moving around obstacles and investigating the occasional sound that it hears.  When in hunting mode, Roboraptor will stalk it's environment and focus intensely on any repeated sound from a single direction.  When in playful mode, Roboraptor will pay less attention ot particular sounds, and will be more willing to nuzzle a hand that's put in front of it.  And when in cautious mode, Roboraptor becomes incredibly shy, moving away from any source of noise.

When in playful mode, Roboraptor may also provide some fun by engaging in a game of tug of war.  Just like a real dog, this robot dinosaur will grab objects placed in its mouth and pull at them, while a human on the other end tugs back.  The Roboraptor unit may be controlled through the use of an infrared remote control, and some versions of the robotic dinosaur were released with a laser pointer that could be pointed at the ground which would entice the robot to follow it.  The robot has three realistic gaits that it can use to travel at different speeds: a walking gait, a running gait, and a predatory bipedal gait.

The Roboraptor is a great toy for anybody who loves dinosaurs and would enjoy owning a robotic pet.  It never leaves a mess, and only requires the occasional changing of its batteries.  The Roboraptor unit uses six "AA" batteries, and the infrared remote control uses 3 "AAA" batteries.  Young boys especially should get a kick out of this cool and charming little robotic pet, which can be set to roam around and interact with them whenever wished just like a regular pet.  The sophistication of its interactions really sets it apart from many of the other robotic pets available on the market, and young children will be able to impress their friends with their very own robotic dinosaur, which many would consider to be much more interesting than any old dog or cat.  It's a great toy with plenty of appeal.

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Please help with a bit of programing!?

So I am making a lego robot, that collects pucks using a handy board and interactive C. Once it collects one puck though it repeats the same step of finding the base over and over. Is there any way that I can get it to reset its values and start the program from the beginning, so it will continually keep find the pucks. If you want I can send the code for you to look at.
any help would be great
Thanks
Jack

while
{
/* Initialize variable
a = 0;
b = 3.14
Rest of the program
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}

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