This Cheap iPod-Controlled Robot Rocks
Behold TankBot, a nifty little robot you can control with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.
Plug in the dongle and you can use your iDevice to control TankBot as it navigates, roams and clears obstacles. Then charge it up with a USB cable instead of batteries, a 30-minute charge gets you 15-minutes of over-hill-and-dale action.
Perhaps the best part: the price should hover somewhere under $20.
Desk Pets International brought it out at the New York Toy Fair, it’ll be in stores sometime this year. They are touting it as the first cheap robot toy that fully integrates with Apple devices.
All I know is that every year, I pretend to buy something for a nephew when it’s really for me. TankBot is going on the nephew wish list.
Via Gizmo Watch
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco native who has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek. You can find her on 
