Robo Fish, ZURU Toys Inc., Guangzhou, China

The budget isn't exactly stretching to accommodate another Pleo or a first Aibo these days, but fortunately we still have the cash for the odd $10 robot with the approximate intelligence of a Roomba (as opposed to ROOMBA14). We found this little guy at the supermarket, where all good fish are sold. Naturally as soon as I got him home I had to fill up every watertight receptacle I could find and let him frolic. This particular container's unique shape provided him with endless opportunities to get hopelessly stuck for half a minute or more.

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In this video I demonstrate and test six of the latest Robotic Fish.
I selected three Aquabot 2.0s and three Robo Fish that give a good representation of the range & choice available by both manufacturers. (HexBug and Zuru respectively)
Both types of Robotic Fish are excellent swimmers, the Aquabot 2.0s have more technological features but in the end this comes down to their look and style. I have both types but my favourites are the HexBug AquaBot 2.0s. I simply love their brightly coloured 'robot' styling..

In the video:
3 Aquabot 2.0 by Hexbug
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3 Robo Fish by Zuru

From HexBug we have both an Angel Fish and Hammerhead shark design as well as the newest Tricolour design.
From Zuru we have the two main looks - 'realistic' like the Nemo Clown fish and 'Fun' like the Pirate fish. I also have a rare Robo Fish that has a LED light.

I will soon see which of these robotic fish my great grey shark prefers!

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The Great Grey Shark in this HexBug Shark Tank set loves ALL types of Robotic Fish!
Shark Tank from HexBug is compatible with both Hexbug and Zuru Robotic Fish. In this video you will see just how fun it is to 'Play the Shark' and try to capture / eat all of the fish!
Great interactive Snapping, Catching, Splashing fun!

New for 2014 - Hexbug have released a new and improved Aquabot 2.0 Robotic fish. Now with LED lights and 'wake up' on demand technology.
I love the fact that you can see inside the toy if you look closely.
This is the first water-born HexBug micro robotic creature with smart fish technology 2.0!
The Zuru RoboFIsh are an assortment ranging from 'life-like' looking Clown Fish to their 'fun' Pirate range. Rob Fish also have a few versions with LED lights internal to the fish.
Oh types are Powered by electro-magnetic propulsion, this swimming robotic fish dives up and down, changing directions to explore its environment. In this video you see three of the new Aquabot 2.0 fish alongside three of the older Robo Fish.
Equipped with an automatic on and off sensors that activates when submerged and removed from water.
Both types of Robotic Fish come complete with Two button cell batteries AG13 (LR44) included in each fish.
After 5 minutes the AquaBots will stop swimming and float. This is to save the battery life when left un-attended. Tapping or knocking them will 'wake them up' again.

This is the Shark I have been looking for!

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Our robo fish has made new friends! Come and take a look at this little blue one swimming together with these beautiful Koi Fish. They seem to be getting along very well!

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ZURU ROBO fish water activated!!!

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New Finding Dory Marine Life Institute Playset! With this playset you can watch as Nemo swims in real water! For ages 4 and up, I bought this at Toys R Us for $34.99!

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Watch as Dory, Nemo and Bailey swim and play in my table top pool.
In this video I review three swimming electronic fish/whale pets from the 'Finding Dory' Disney PIXAR movie.

These are all battery powered and come supplied with demo batteries. The Fish (Dory and Nemo) also come with spare LR44 batteries.

Dory, Nemo and Marlin are about the same price with Bailey costing about double their prices, however as prices vary country to country I suggest that you check out your local toy store or online to see how much these will cost.
Also available is the Marine Institute Play-set which allows you to build a swimming track that the fish (to Bailey) can swim in as you follow the story of the film.

NOTE - The Pool I use in this video is also by ZURU and comes with their RoboFish Jellyfish set.

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ROBO Water activated. Starts swimming as soon as it hits the water and stops when taken out
Button cell battery powered
Realistic swimming patterns, just like in the movie!
5 Directional swimming: Up, down, left, right and forwards
Realistic, soft, silicon tail
‘Power save’ mode. Automatically switches off after 4 minutes in the water to save power and will reawake once dried and placed back in the water.

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Today we are outside in the heat, trying to cool off in the pool with these Finding Dory pool or bath toys! Each of these toddler toys swims when you pull the cord. For ages 18 months and older all of the toys retail for $6.99 each.

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