New Furby uncovered.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

This fall those fuzzy little robot toys are back, and hiding under the fuzzy cover is a little terminator:






Wasn't easy to get the cover off, I think the ears are glued on after the fur is put on.
Eventually I'll probably tear it apart completely to see how many motors they used.  for now I put it back together.  The previous Furby was amazing in that it used a single motor to do everything.  This one looks like it uses more.

[Darth Geek]

It's actually a LOT cuter like that, rather than with the fur on.

I think they could actually do some cool stuff making nerdy novelty versions for us. *sigh*And a Brony version.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Do these really not have an off switch?

Yes, they do not have an off switch.  And to get to the batteries you need a screwdriver.

But if you put it down and don't touch it for about 5 minutes it goes to sleep, and so far the only way I've found to wake it back up is to tip it over.

I think they could actually do some cool stuff making nerdy novelty versions for us. *sigh*And a Brony version.

That would be cool, the "belly" sensor is sewn into the fur, so you lose that one without the cover.  There's a little connector on the right cheek to plug the sensor into.  The foil taped to the body are the other 2 "touch" sensors, but they are capacitance sensors so you just need to put your hand close to trigger them.  The tip sensor seems to be a mechanical one, you can hear the ball rattling around when you tip or shake it.  The little cloth loop in the back is the tail pull switch, hooks into a string that goes to the tip of the tail.

[Darth Geek]

I would love to design toys. So much more fun than the glove box latches I design now.