Tankbot - a robotic tank controllable with iPhone / iPad

Meet TankBot: an iPhone-controlled tank robot! Wow, this little robotic toy is so interesting. TankBot is controlled through an iOS application, much like the Parrot AR Drone quadricopter, and uses your iOS device's accelerometer to play the tank.

The autonomous futuristic tank comes with infrared obstacle detection that's controllable with iPhone / iPad / iPhone via supplied dongle (supplied) and free downloadable robot-control application. It will also work on Android devices in the future.

Tankbot can be charged from USB port by integrated USB flip out connector. The tank even has an autonomous personality mode with sound files and various play patterns. The toy comes in 4 different matte colors, black, blue, green and orange.

More information about Tankbot is available from www.mydeskpets.com/tankbot/