Cye is a personal robot designed for you! A personal robot is designed to work and perform tasks for its user. Because Cye is controlled through a simple graphic user interface on any PC, its accessible to a whole range of users: people who enjoy the fun offered by remote control devices; the technologically curious with very basic point-and-click PC skills; people searching for inexpensive, cyberage solutions to home or office tasks; hobbyists and developers who can create their own software or hardware accessories.
Cye can run on any type of floor. The Urethane used on Cye's wheel tips is the same Urethane used on in line skate wheels. It is very tough, but also sticky.
Cye comes with the home base charging unit, the radio pod that attaches to your PC, Map-N-Zap software on a CD-ROM, and an instruction manual. A wagon and vacuum attachment can be purchased separately.
Using wireless communications technology, Cye is controlled by Map-N-Zap, a highly intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) loaded on any PC with a 133 MHz Chip or higher. With its PC based interface, users can Drag-N-Drive Cye on the screen and map out its environment. Cye can easily move around a home or office and learn how to navigate a new room in minutes. At a speed of three feet per second, Cye quickly moves around any room, pulling the optional wagon or vacuum attachment.
Cye can be set up and working in just 15 minutes. To get started, users just plug the home base in, drop the robot on it, plug the radio pod in, connect it to their PC, and load the Map-N-Zap software from the CD. Cye can then be driven around by dragging its icon on the PC monitor.
A compact personal robot, it measures 16" x 10" x 5" and weighs nine pounds. Cye communicates to and from the PC 10 times per second via a FCC approved 900 MHz radio link. The Cye Robot Package includes a fully assembled and tested Cye robot, base station, cables, AC adapter, Map-N-Zap software, operations manual, email tech support and one year manufacturer's warranty.
"Cye is a practical and inexpensive robot that's easy and fun to work with," said Henry Thorne, CEO of Probotics and robot guru. "The Cye personal robot is ideal for robot hobbyists, who will think up all kinds of uses for Cye and exploit its design that allows them to easily add hardware and create new features of their own. Because of Cye's open software architecture, developers and programmers will be able to write their own cyeware."
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