Romo Smartphone Robot
Forget buying expensive, special-use robots — we're all carrying powerful potential robot brains in our pockets, so why not use them to our advantage? The Romo Smartphone Robot ($80) uses iOS or Android apps to control its analog circuitry, motor outputs, and acrylic base, with new apps and hardware modules promised to expand its functionality in the future. All for about one-twentieth the cost of the Aibo. [Scouted by Vincent]