This 901-piece RC robot offers a variety of functions and even responds to voice commands.

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Sphero's hackable RVR robot is like an RC car you can add parts to The education-focused robotics platform is now available. I gave it a test drive.

Apr 2, 2012 7:13 am PDT [Photo: Randy Sarafan] If you ever bought yourself or your kids a remote-control car, you’ll know how quickly people get bored of them, leaving the toy tossed to one side.

Unlike a fully autonomous robot lawn mower, you control this super-maneuverable 120-pound steel beast with the joysticks on a wireless remote control.

The cars are 1/32nd scale, so a lot bigger than a regular Hot Wheels car but not as large as a traditional remote-control car.