Made by Meccano, Spyke is the first robot to be built that you can transform and control from a computer through a WiFi connection! Moreover, you can control him from anywhere in the world via the Internet!
Spyke comes with a video camera, a microphone, a loudspeaker and 2 motors.
He is a Spy Robot, and can move, watch, hear, speak, take pictures, record video and sound.
He is equipped with light and sound effects, video filters and…Spyke is a telephone!
He can be used as a VOIP (voice over internet protocol) phone & webcam and is compatible with Skype 3.0.
Spyke is a Digital Music Player that allows you to listen to your own music, or keep the dog entertained by putting his favourite songs on while you’re at the office!
Spyke is a video surveillance device! When a movement is detected, Spyke activates an alarm or sends you a picture by e-mail.
When the battery charge gets low, Spyke returns back to his recharging station automatically!
Approx. Dimensions: 35(H) x 25(W) x 25(D) cm
Technical Spec.
• PC & MAC compliant
• WiFi / 802.11 b/g
• Joystick compliant
• PC requirement / software: Windows 2000 / XP with .NET framework 2.0
• MAC requirement / software: Mac OS X
• Open source software
• MMI software details: 1.1 Mb / user interface in Microsoft.net
• Compatible with Skype 3.0 (PC) technology
• Camera: 320x240 – local mode:15 fps / distant mode: depending on the Internet connection
• Speaker: 2W / no driver required
