When you're finished training Blue, there's still plenty to do with the robot. At least the controller uses a standard microUSB port to charge.
And the plate can be tricky to put back in, so this isn't a quick unplug-and-go type of toy. So instead of just keeping a pile of batteries around, now you need to keep a Phillips head screwdriver on hand at all times. To make matters worse, if the plate isn't sealed up, Blue won't run.
Annoyingly, to power her up you need to unscrew a plate on her underside and insert a proprietary plug. That's actually two sessions with the dinosaur, as the lithium-ion battery runs for about 35 minutes and takes as much time to charge. Pushing the treat button will automatically have her nomming down on an invisible snack and smacking her dinosaur lips, but if you hold down the button she'll actually follow your hand around, waiting for you to toss the food to her.Įven if she wasn't always responsive, it still only took about an hour to get Blue to level seven. Then you have to reward her by either gently petting on top of or under her head or feeding her with the controller. If you perform the movements correctly and Blue gets what you're trying to teach her, she'll perform the action and the controller will flash green. Oddly enough, it was the most basic commands I had trouble getting right: Blue doesn't always seem to understand when I turn the controller right that she's supposed to face that direction. The final training levels involve more-complex motions like spinning around in a circle and an attack mode where she leaps forward and growls. Do I need to wave the controller wildly in that direction, or will a slighter motion do? How far do I need to rotate it? At least the controller is clear when you're not doing it correctly: It will flash red to indicate that Blue didn't understand what the heck you want.
CHEAP DINO PETS MANUAL
The included manual has the full list of commands, though I found the diagrams somewhat lacking. To teach Blue a trick, you press the clicker a number of times and then move the controller in a certain way. She has seven training levels, with the first few focused on basic commands like looking up and down and turning left and right. The controller has a clicker button on the back that you'll use to teach her simple movements and reactions, just like how Owen trains the raptors in the film. The training mode is probably the one you'll spend the most time with, as it's the most interactive. Her mood depends on which activity mode she's in: guard, training, total control and prowl. He's the same engineer who brought us the smoke-spewing Batmobile from last year's Toy Fair, and Blue exhibits an equal amount of obsessive detail.īlue can growl when she's feeling hostile and purr when she's happy. She's impressively constructed, with seven hobby-grade motors inside and more points of articulation than designer Michael Kadile can count. Thankfully you're not expected to put her together like the Kamigami dinosaurs Mattel introduced earlier this year. The Blue robot stands more than a foot tall and is a pretty complicated piece of electronics.
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