Meccanoid, personal humanoid robots, Spin Master Ltd., Calais, France

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Manufacturer - Spin Master Ltd.

Home page - meccano.com/meccanoid

 

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Don Lemon and Morgan Spurlock do the robot

Published on Jan 21, 2015

Don Lemon welcomes Morgan Spurlock - and his robot, Meccanoid - for a preview of the forthcoming season premiere of "Inside Man"

Meccanoid on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon!

Published on Jan 22, 2015

Meccanoid made his FIRST television appearance on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon and Morgan Spurlock!

 

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Meccanoid on CNN's New Day!

Published on Jan 22, 2015

Meccanoid made an appearance on CNN's New Day on January 22, 2015!

 

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MECCANOID CES January 2015
from Deltatime Productions
February 2, 2015

Meccanoid Robot launch at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, January 2015.
Sounds mix, colour and titling to be completed.

 

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Maker Faire: Meccano Shows Off Two New Humanoid Robots

Published on May 24, 2015

The original Meccano concept was extremely innovative and exciting, at least when it was first introduced in 1901. It enabled users in hacking together concept prototypes of mechanical structures, linkages, and movements. Tens of thousands of engineers, researchers, and young learners put the Meccano kits to good use in realising their dreams. They learned what worked, and what would fail, by experimenting with the Meccano metal strips, brackets, girders, wheels, and other components. Now, over a century later, the company has introduced two quasi-humanoid robot kits that they demonstrated at the Bay Area Maker Faire.

Over the years, the Meccano brand has waxed and waned in popularity, and today it may seem a bit old-school or dated. Company ownership has shifted so many times that it’s hard to be sure who currently controls its destiny. Nevertheless, the Meccano kits still consistently deliver on their basic promises. If you’re interested in a kit that helps model mechanical structures, with some electronics integration, using scale model parts, then Meccano is definitely worth considering.

The two new robot kits, named the “Meccanoid G15KS” and “Meccanoid G15”, are basically humanoid in overall shape, though they do not walk. There is an easy programming option built-in that Meccano has named LIM, which stands for Learned Intelligent Movement. Those familiar with robotics will recognize this as Catch & Play - basically capturing poses or actions then playing them back on command.

Needless to say, the company has also released a smartphone/tablet app (iOS and Android) that can control the robots via Bluetooth and includes some additional programming capability.

The smaller robot (G15) stands just under 2 feet tall, half the height of its larger more capable twin (G15KS). In addition to the 2 motors that drive the robots feet, the G15 includes 4 servos controlling the arm movement while the G15KS has 8 servos for the arm and head movement.

 

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Meccanoid Launch at CES

Published on May 28, 2015

 

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Meccanoid’s appearance on the Paul O’Grady Show (UK)

Published on May 28, 2015

 

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Smyths Toys - Meccano Meccanoid Robot G15

Published on Oct 7, 2015

Introducing the Meccanoid Robot G15KS coming soon!

Check out Meccanoid by clicking 'Play Video' icon.

Meccanoid G15 KS and Meccanoid G15 are your personal robot friends that you get to build using the latest Meccano parts. It is an advanced, yet easy-to-use, open source Robotic Building platform.

The robots use their onboard “Mecca Brain” and voice recognition, say thousands of phrases, tell jokes, offer fun facts, play games and interact with you, initiate conversations and even give you a high- five!

Meccanoid G15KS and Meccanoid G15 feature an easy programming option we call "LIM" - Learned Intelligent Movement, where you program movements and sounds and play it back with a push of a button. It sounds complex, but simplicity is central to the design. So even if you are new to robotics and programming, the Meccanoid features the most innovative and easy programming.

Meccanoid G15 KS and Meccanoid G15 can record and playback animations, process voice recognition, and communicate with smart devices through Bluetooth. With a brand new free app, Meccanoids can be programmed via Motion Capture, where the robots will mimic your moves! You can also use the app to program Meccanoid G15 KS through a “ragdoll” Avatar, where you can record sounds and movements to play with later—and also share with your friends.

And that’s just the beginning! Meccanoid G15 KS and Meccanoid G15 are open source, so you can program them however you like using any code programing existing in the market place today! Data communication protocols will be made openly available.

 

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Meccano Meccanoid Robot G15

Published on Oct 8, 2015

 

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Build your own robot

Published on Oct 21, 2015

 

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Meccano Meccanoid G15 Personal Robot Review

Published on Oct 21, 2015

A quick review of the Meccano Meccanoid G15 Personal Robot and comparison to the G15 KS

 

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Meccano Meccanoid G15 - Kung Fu!

Published on Nov 2, 2015

Build your own, personal, wisecracking best friend! Meccanoind G15 is your very own 2 foot tall robot.

With its amazing voice recognition capabilities and over a thousand pre-programmed phrases, comments and witty comebacks, it can tell jokes and play games!

 

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Meccano MeccaNoid G15KS Personal Robot from Spin Master

Published on Nov 11, 2015

Meccano Meccanoid G15KS Personal Robot. 4-foot-tall real, walking, talking robot that can be controlled by your voice or remotely via Bluetooth from a compatible smart device. There are 1,223 parts to assemble. The fun is also in building the robot. Construction toy. Science toy. STEM robot for kids.

Product Info:
The Meccano Meccanoid G15KS Personal Robot is a four-foot-tall robot kit which, when its 1,223 parts are assembled, is an impressive, voice activated, wise-cracking robot. The central event of this toy is its construction, but the payoff is pretty exciting: a real, walking, talking robot that can be controlled by your voice or remotely via Bluetooth from a compatible smart device.

 

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Meccano Meccanoid G15 KS robot review

Published on Oct 17, 2015

 

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Robot toys for you and your kids

Published on Dec 11, 2015

From a giant robot to tiny electronic building blocks, to a deconstructed computer, check out our gift ideas for the future geeks and nerds on your holiday list.

 

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MeccaNoid + Robolink

Published on Jun 9, 2016

Good luck building and coding!

 

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Meccano Meccanoid XL 2.0 personal robot review & demo

Published on Nov 18, 2016

Last year I reviewed this bot's predecessor, the Meccanoid G15 KS Personal Robot, which was basically identical in parts and build. However, this year's (2016) version has many more features than his counterpart had. For instance, whereas G15 KS had over 1000 pre-programmed words and phrases, XL 2.0 has over 3000. And that's just for starters!

If you enjoyed last year's kid sized Meccanoid, you've really got to check this new model out. He's really impressive, and really fun!

 

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Mechanoid XL 2 0 gives a brief lecture of interesting facts (demo)

Published on Nov 19, 2016

This video is just a brief Meccanoid XL 2.0 demo follow up to my earlier complete review of this kooky robot. Please enjoy this brief robo lecture, and be sure to like, share, and subscribe as well. Meccanoid commands it!

 

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Mini Meccanoid 2.0 Personal Robot Review

Published on Dec 14, 2016

Join me today for a detailed review of the Meccanoid 2.0 Personal Robot from Meccano. This 2 foot tall robot has a number of differences from last year's original version, and most of them are improvements!

I've also made a review of the Meccanoid 2.0 XL Personal Robot, so keep an eye out for that as well, and don't forget to subscribe if you enjoy honest, straightforward, and in-depth reviews of the latest tech toys. You just never know what I might be covering next!

 

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Meccano Meccanoid 2.0 from Spin Master

Published on Dec 25, 2016

NEW Meccano Meccanoid 2.0 personal robot from Spin Master! Build your own two-foot tall robot. Over 3,000 pre-programmed phrases! He can move, dance, tell stories, play games, and more. Activated using voice recognition or a smart phone or tablet. TTPM shows you all this robot's cool moves and more!