iDroid: toy robot controlled by iPhone OS, Android and PC

Why use a remote control when you can make use of existing hardware? It 's the case in this series robottone MIDbot, that trivial toy Made in China takes on an entirely different appeal with the ability to control it via smartphones.

The MIDbot iDroid, apart from the control system does not shine some unusual complexity and has nothing to do with his distant cousins ​​far more advanced. Nine engines allow you to perform only basic movements, has only one hand "grip" and a missile launcher on the rubber, while the walk feels more like a "moonwalking" than anything else.

The robot-toy can be controlled by special app for all the latest Apple iDevice (iPhone, iPod touch) while the Android compatibility on systems is guaranteed by the second version of. There is also the possibility of controlling it via a PC if it is equipped with a Bluetooth controller.

iDroid USB.Brando is available and costs around € 190 and can be shipped in Italy, but we strongly recommend you look elsewhere to more minimal and clever things, such as Orbotix SPHERO.