December 26, 2007 4:46 PM

Then i would return it, Just turn it off and on agian wait until the sequence is finished then click the demo button.....OH WAIT!!!! MY BAD!! THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE ROBOQUAD ITS THE REMOTE!!!!!!!! I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YOU NEED TO GET CLOSE TO ROBOQUAD AND PUSH THE BUTTON SIMOTIANOUSLY UNTIL IT WORKS.....ITS A BATTERY PROBLEM

"In order to state a Fact you need to know everything in exsistance, since thats the case religon is the answer not logic"

December 27, 2007 9:46 AM

Ok, I took mine back and picked up another. Got it home, popped in the batteries and Roboquad came to life for my son. It's actually a pretty cool robot and my son really enjoyed playing with him all evening. Pretty amazing some of the stuff he does. The dog wasn't real thrilled but it was fun to watch. My son's favorite was making Roboquad wave.

December 27, 2007 10:41 AM

I have tried two sets of batteries after reading the previous comments...  Same problem here.  Mine is going back tonight. 

December 27, 2007 11:59 AM

TIDBIT said: Thanks everyone for all of your help.  I/we have tried everything...right down to putting the remote too close to theroboquad and still nothing!  so, it is going back today...unfortunatly no one has them in our area so we will wait a while and then buy another.  I am glad to hear that some others have had the same problems...for the price- youwould think it should work from at least 5 feet???  anyway- thanks for all of your help.  will let you know when we get another if that works. Happy New year!!!

The remote (when the emitter and receiver are working properly) is good to at least 15 ft with mine.  You might have either a) a bad IR emitter in the remote, or b) your Quad might have a bad IR receiver.

I've seen lots of devices with infrared components that are not-quite-to-spec from the factory over the years, and it won't surprise me to hear that Wowwee products join the list.  IR components are tough to test since humans can't see if it works- and automated testing... ehh.

Anyway- moral of the story is- he's a fun little robot if you can get one that doesn't have issues from the factory ;)

 Mike

December 28, 2007 5:05 AM

hi,dear owner's rd

i have the same problem with my RD and my son.i think it's a malfunction between the remote and IR receiver.I read and try again and again ,without any succes.So,this afternoon,i bring it back.

i am french,here the robot quad cost:100,14€,it's how must 147,16$

for this price I can't ask him to make coffee,but he can try to bring me newspaper...

happy new year and keep your $ low.

philippe

December 28, 2007 11:06 AM

hello

i've got a new RD,and this one works properly!

it was a problem with IR.

the quality of chinese product is not on the top.

My son is happy is the only thing important for me today.

Don't hesitate to bring back the defectives products!

if someone can tell me if RD can works with battery NI-MH,it can help me.

thanks a lot and sorry for my poor english.

bye

Philippe

December 28, 2007 10:54 PM

frenchie said: hello i've got a new RD,and this one works properly! it was a problem with IR. the quality of chinese product is not on the top. My son is happy is the only thing important for me today. Don't hesitate to bring back the defectives products! if someone can tell me if RD can works with battery NI-MH,it can help me. thanks a lot and sorry for my poor english. bye Philippe

It should work but not or long the NI-MH only holds 1.2v and an standard battery holds 1.5V so if you have 4 batterys in NI-MH the voltage would be 4.6V verses 6V the more batterys you need the less power you will have from the NI-MH so keep that in mind and do the math. Hope this helps! GWJax

GWJax, To Hack and make mods on robots is a life style and comes natural and not by choice. If a robot has a screw to open it then it must be opened!

December 29, 2007 7:56 AM

GWJax said:

frenchie said: hello i've got a new RD,and this one works properly! it was a problem with IR. the quality of chinese product is not on the top. My son is happy is the only thing important for me today. Don't hesitate to bring back the defectives products! if someone can tell me if RD can works with battery NI-MH,it can help me. thanks a lot and sorry for my poor english. bye Philippe

It should work but not or long the NI-MH only holds 1.2v and an standard battery holds 1.5V so if you have 4 batterys in NI-MH the voltage would be 4.6V verses 6V the more batterys you need the less power you will have from the NI-MH so keep that in mind and do the math. Hope this helps! GWJax

I was concerned about the NiMH's 1.2 voltage too but it turns out that the 1.5v of alakaline batteries isn't that great an advantage :

From the site below

http://www.greenbatteries.com/nibafa.html#substitue

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Can NiMH batteries be substituted for alkaline batteries even though they are only 1.2 volts?

Yes, for most high drain electronic applications NiMH batteries are ideal substitutes and you needn't worry about the apparent voltage differences. Even though alkaline batteries are rated at a nominal 1.5 volts, they only deliver 1.5 volts when they are fully charged. As they begin to discharge the voltage of alkaline batteries continuously drops. In fact, over the course of their discharge, alkaline batteries actually average about 1.2 volts. That's very close to the 1.2 volts of a NiMH battery. The main difference is that an alkaline battery starts at 1.5 volts and gradually drops to less than 1.0 volts. NiMH batteries stay at about 1.2 volts for most of their discharge cycle.

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For the large Wowwee bots, it looks like NiMH is the better bet. Alkaline battery performance tends to degrade after a while, my Boa could no longer lift his head when these were a day or two away from empty.

With NiMH the voltage seems pretty constant.

January 1, 2008 8:43 PM

I also bought a Roboquad for Christmas. I don't think the motion sensors are working. I must put my hand within 2 inches of his "eyes" to get ~any~ response when in RED autonomy mode. No luck in any other mode. Is this a valid problem or am I missing something in reading the manual? I don't want to return it unless it has a defect. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

January 2, 2008 12:26 AM

Thanks Grandlarseny37!