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All kids seem to go through a dinosaurs phase at some point in their childhood. I’m not sure what the exact fascination is but I can guess that these weird looking creatures just get into their imagination and they want to learn everything they can about them. For children that prefer a more hands on experience, then an interactive dinosaur toy might be the ticket. Having a robotic pet is a huge craze this Christmas, so why not be original and go for a robotic dinopet instead of a hamster, cat, dog or parrot ? This article will describe three such “pets” and to whom they might suit.

The first interactive dinosaur toy goes by the name of D-Rex. He is a Tyrannosaurus Rex the king of all dinosaurs, even though he only lived in one period of the Dinosaur years and much of the information we have is speculation. I would suggest that D-Rex as a fun toy for kids 6 and up. Adults will probably get a kick out of him too (or maybe that should be a bite).

He is reasonably smart in that he can sense movement and sound. He will faithfully follow things that move around or make a sound (which really annoys real life pets). He can stand guard of your prized possessions and bite anything that might try to steal it. He can also emit laugh inducing sound from both the front and the errr..back of his dinosaur frame. He will make a variety of sounds based on how and where you stroke him or tickle him even. He is quite clever, fairly predictable after a while but mostly fun in the intervening period.

Pleo is a Camarasaurus. In fact he is described as a one week old, orphaned Camarasaurus who needs some TLC. He is searching for a loving family. It’s safe to say that Pleo is the more complex interactive dinosaur toy of the three presented here. In truth he is hardly a toy. He can learn from his experiences and will grow (personality wise that is – not size wise – this is described as artificial intelligence ) based on how you treat and bring him up.

He can also be happy, moody and a range of other affectations based on how you treat him. He has more parts than the others plus more sensors and complex software for his ‘brain’. This can be updated to give the little fellow more abilities, functionality and appear more intelligent.

Kota is the last dinosaur featured and he is also a baby. He is a baby triceratops. In my experience, kids have three favorite types of dinosaur and the triceratops is always one of them. This is mainly because he is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs that we know of.

Kota is made for younger children and toddlers to play with. He is what I would describe as a dinosaur rocking horse. He is large and younger children can ride on him. He will rock up and down and squeak out little dinosaur grunts and chirps. Alternatively, you can play music from him. Children can feed and stroke him too. He will respond by pretending to eat the leaf and moving his head in response to your actions, even wiggling his tail if he is happy.

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