Drone expert Ruko launches R1 MINI Robot Dog – it’s a great holiday season present!

Amateur Photographer readers will already be familiar with the Ruko F11PRO 2 drone offering 4K video at 30fps and 6K stills, enabling anyone to achieve attention-grabbing, professional footage of the world from the air.

Sponsored. Ruko’s newest product however brings us back down to earth – not with a bump, but a bark.

That’s right, those of us who grew up with Doctor Who’s K9, Battlestar Galactica’s Muffit, and, for a short while, the Sony Aibo, can finally gift our own kids a high-tech hound in the Ruko R1 MINI Robot Dog.

More than just a toy, this cheeky companion features programmable actions, with the ability to devise custom sequences actively encouraging creativity and personalised play.

Dual control

There are dual control options governing how us humans can ‘connect’ and interact with the robotic rascal – with support for both remote control and, separately, a gesture-sensing watch control, letting owners influence its actions with a tilt of the hand.

A 2.4GHz remote control comes supplied as standard, offering a stable connection and responsive operation while helping reduce signal interference sometimes common between remote controlled toys.

But this isn’t a shiny new bit of kit the family will tire of easily either. The engaging Ruko R1 MINI Robot Dog can perform attention-grabbing 360° stunt flips, including front flips, back flips, left flips and right flips with no need to be rewarded with a tasty treat at the end of it. Beat that, Rover!

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