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August 16, 2001

>>>   i-Cybie, the robotic pet Tiger Electronics Ltd. is about to unleash on the toy world, is one smart dog. Could he be too smart for his own good?  With an array of sophisticated sensors and a bulked-up artificial intelligence software package, I-Cybie can walk the mechanical walk.

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EBWORLD
KBTOYS
AMAZON
RainCity
GadgetShop
FunToCollect
Tiger
WorldShopDirect   FAO Schwarz

$199.99
$199.99
$199.99
$199.99
Unknown
$199.99
$199.99
$199.99 
$199.99

9/2/2001
Released
9/01/2001
August 2001
8/23/2001
Late August
Released
August
Released

A new generation of electronic pets, making its official debut at the American International Toy Fair on Sunday, will make last year's popular models look like windup toys. They will tell jokes, sing round-robin with their robotic pals, and wake you up when and if you want.

It barks, can fetch, obeys commands, does tricks, and it's plastic. i-Cybie is the hot new robotic dog from Tiger Electronics and the star of a new spot from Posick and Kolkerand iXL Digital Video Group.

Tue Aug 14, 2001  8:56 pm
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Atom1>> This thing is great. It is everything I hoped. The motors aren't too loud at all, and you get used to it in a very short time (there is one question answered) Another answer, it manuvers very well, but stops every so often. The best trick I saw, was by far the headstand, and what I thought was unique, was everytime you have it do a headstand, it does it differently.

Inside a cavernous New York sound stage, seven hours into an advertising shoot, a small robotic dog decides that it has had enough.The dog, known as i-Cybie, has been performing tricks all day. Now the creative director wants to see it wag its tail, and Jeff Monte, the prop master, gives the cue. The tail refuses to budge. Puzzled, Mr. Monte hands the dog to Jeff Jones, who for the last year has overseen the development of i-Cybie for Tiger Electronics, and Andrew Filo, an inventor who redesigned the robot. Mr. Filo examines the dog,

:: South China Morning Post
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:: Hasbro and Toy Fair 2001
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:: Nikeei News
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:: IN-Toys French Article

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