Customer Reviews
Neat! (but with insane packaging) 
2008-04-14
I got this for my birthday. When it arrived, I was excited, but when I opened the packaging, I had one thought. This must use a lot of material. They put so many screws, twisty ties, plastic tape strips, and cardboard panels into this thing, it took 20 minutes to open! But when I got it open, it was worth it. It did a weird hissing thing which frightened the dog, and then went into Free Roam Mode. This is FAST! It ran at around 6 miles an hour, and did a two legged walk at around 3. It also can react faster than WowWee Robotics Roboquad (which I also reviewed) and walks very well on carpet. The sound effects are a little repetitive, though; most of them are roars or screams. Also, the foodtracking thing doesn't work. This is still awesome, though. (The dog hates it.) However, Roboquad has much better infrared sensors (though its sound sensors are inferior to Roboreptile.) Whoever says this doesn't work must have a defective one. Overall, it's worth the price!
Roboreptile 2008-01-14
Not a bad little toy. It is complicated and requireas your child to read instructions on how to operate it, which for a homeschooling mother I like. This roboreptile does eat through batteries rather quickly. But over all a pretty fun toy.
Robotizes my World! 2007-12-29
My friend has the Roboraptor. It's boring, to put it bluntly. I remember when all I wanted was a robo raptor.
And then, oh then, I got the Roboreptile.
The Roboreptile has much more potential for being interesting. Though it's walking speed is limited, what do you expect? A toy moving at 45 miles per hour over every surface? Sure, it could move a little faster, but anymore and that's a little crazy.
I haven't quite figured out how to successfully program Roboreptile..but otherwise, he's really fun. He's cool to show off; having your grandparents friends, or other family over, you can put on quite a show with R.R.'s little roars and temper tantrums.
To talk more about R.R.'s features, there are three modes, or "layers" you can put him in, the last my favorite, beecuase you can see R.R. hutning, tracking, and having fits.
Unlike Roborpt., R.R. he can walk on his hind-legs, which is wicked cool, and really entertaining.
My Mom bought if for me, so I don't know how much she paid for it...either 50 or 100 dollars..but anyway, Roboreptile is a cool toy. I'm twelve and its managed to keep my interest, between a Wii and a new iPod!
Excellent Toy! 
2007-12-28
I purchased this for an 8 year old boy and he loved it and so did I. This Roboreptile walks, screams and jumps just like a real animal(Almost-it is a toy). The remote works well and so far, it's been pretty good on batteries for how much it moves. Excellent toy!
Great Toy 2007-12-27
My son got this for Christmas and loves it! It looks like a little dog. We took it to several relatives homes this week and they all thought it was so neat. We almost didn't get it because of some of the negative reviews. We think it is great. My son loves it!
Loads of Fun 2007-12-27
Roboreptile is an advanced fusion of technology and individuality. Watch as he stalks his ball with a homing beacon, or breaks into a sprint, rising from four legs up to two. He explores his environment, using advanced artifical intelligence, and moves around with realistic biomorphic motions and a cool tail-whipping action. Requires 9 AA batteries (Not Included)
This is cool!! 2007-12-26
Bought this for a 10 year old who absolutely loves it (once he got it away from all the adults who wanted to play with it)!! Don't have any problems with it moving on the carpet or anywhere else. Got this item when it was on sale for $24.99 and it was definitely worth it.
Roboreptile 
2007-12-22
This toy is advertised as too rough (aggressive) and therefore not suitable for children ages 5 and under. That's laughable! This toy gets some smiles and giggles, because it resembles a tiny puppy. It is very gentle. Sure it swings its head and tail, but in a playful manner. It moves (walks) in an akward manner, again, similar to a puppy learning to walk. A child loses interest after about an hour or less. After the holidays, I'll keep it in its orginal shipping box and maybe in about 20 years, it'll have some antique value.
This Product is a great entry-level robot! 2007-12-12
I'm not going to waste anyone's time by
writing a long review so here goes:
Bottom Line:
Roboreptile is fast, fun, and ferocious. He works best on surfaces that are smooth and hard, and he also works best in a well-lit location. He isn't the most advanced robot on the market, but he is very tough and resillient. I believe that this robot would be a much better choice for smaller children than Pleo, even though his capability to interact is considerably less.
Bottom line, roboreptile is a great robot and is very enjoyable to have around.
drains batteries really fast! 2007-12-09
we bought two of these - one to keep and one as a gift for a family member. the first one, the box was pretty damaged, but the dinosaur was in great shape. the second one, the box was in great shape, but an arm was missing! returned to amazon and received a replacement in a decent amount of time which appears to be intact.
the cats really enjoy it. i set it on roam and let them stalk it. :) i love that it actually reacts to things in its environment. if you walk in front of it, it will "snap" at you! it's great interaction for the cats. surprisingly, they don't seem to be scared of the mechanical sounds it makes. i had to turn the sound effects volume down, though, because it was beginning to give me a headache.
i am sort of disappointed in how fast it seems to run through batteries. we ran out the first set in the first night!! (either that, or it keeps draining batteries after you turn it off...)
also, i was a bit worried that i wasn't going to get it out of the box when it arrived. there are two tiny screws attaching it to the packaging, and it took several tries before i could find a screwdriver small enough to fit in the hole to get to the screws. i thought i was going to have to wait until i could go to my parents' and borrow a screwdriver before i could play with our new toy, but luckily i finally found one that fit.
overall, though, it's a great toy!
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, 2005. The Best Toys, Books, Videos, Music & Software for Kids