WowWee Dragonfly bots being hunted by hawks

We wouldn't have believed it, either, but the WowWee Dragonfly is attracting some unusual attention -- owners are reporting their bots are being attacked by hawks. WowWee says 45 people have reported hawk attacks in the past two months, and there's even a few pictures of the birds with their robotic prey out there -- like this one taken by fifth-grader Danny McGorry. We always knew the Dragonfly was fun, but this takes it to another level -- all we need now is a remote squirt gun mounted on the thing and we'll be ready to go. Check the whole article below.

Gallery: Dragonfly vs. Hawk

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[ogvor @ Feb 21st 2008 11:19PM]

Very cool/intersting, always wanted one of those but they felt too flimsy in the stores (guess this is just another way to break them!)


Also, the gallery is incorrect on the comments page.

[ian @ Feb 21st 2008 11:22PM]

umm wtf?

[phanbouy @ Feb 21st 2008 11:23PM]

puppy vs robot part two: bird vs robot

[JB @ Feb 21st 2008 11:25PM]

true

[granny down east @ Feb 21st 2008 11:29PM]

That is a very well-written article for a fifth grader. I hope it is his own work.

[gojirast @ Feb 21st 2008 11:34PM]

I'll bet a .22 shot would make the bird let go of the toy.

[Sam_Smith @ Feb 21st 2008 11:56PM]

They name whole grades now? Apparently this 5th grade is named Danny McGorry

[phanbouy @ Feb 21st 2008 11:30PM]

false.

[Shawn @ Feb 21st 2008 11:33PM]

bubbles

[Truthjerk @ Feb 21st 2008 11:36PM]

Nature = 1
Cheap Chinese Toy = 0

[bi0hazard @ Feb 21st 2008 11:42PM]

unless there's lead in that cheap chinese toy, in which case its
Nature:0
Cheap Chinese toy:1

[phanbouy @ Feb 21st 2008 11:52PM]

lead would definitely be a bi0hazard

[Darkest Daze @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:47AM]

So...the flying robots natural enemy is the hawk.

Maybe nature will actually be able to balance it's self back out once the robots take over.

[andres @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:26AM]

that is, until the robotic hawks come around

[ugg.tryptophan @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:24AM]

summer blockbuster confirmed

[andres @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:25AM]

no

[phanbouy @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:35AM]

abuzar, this is your dad. i'm not impressed. you're getting a '95 hyundai when you're 16.

[DRAGONFLY UNIT 010001110101 @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:58AM]

dragonfly:~$ echo I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW BIRD OVERLORDS.
I FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW BIRD OVERLORDS.

[thedude @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:05AM]

Godzilla vs Hawk and Dragonfly Bot

[jivetrky @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:17AM]

Anyone actually use one of these?

We were at Walmart a few weeks ago and my daughter wanted a toy. I tried so much to talk her and my fiance into the dragonfly but failed. Just wondering if it's worth the money or if it's a piece of poop. If it's pretty decent I may just buy one for myself instead. :)

[Jack @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:13AM]

someone I know got one for christmas, quite good fun really, was tempted to buy one but thought I might look daft buying it in Gamleys :p

[Abuzar @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:09AM]

Haha. Sorry Dad, but considering that you and Mom and Doctors and that you own a car dealership, I expect better.

If any of you want cars at cheap prices, well the eBay ID is Quality-Cars-of-Florida.

[Version 1.0 @ Feb 22nd 2008 7:26AM]

And the Samsung T10 PMP is related to this, how?

[Magallanes @ Feb 22nd 2008 7:31AM]

A subliminal message?.

[jkowols @ Feb 22nd 2008 7:43AM]

I hate repeating the joke, but:

I for one welcome are new avian (non-robotic) overlords, who shall save us from our previous robotic overlords.[/joke]

Still, very interesting. Can't say I blame the hawks either. Those things look so darn tasty...

[SteveS @ Feb 22nd 2008 8:10AM]

Dear god is that a *NEWSPAPER* scan??? I thought those disappeared in the last century? Maybe it's just some new kewl retro filter a la "film-grain" or "xerox copy" in Photoshop?

[Hax Or @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:45AM]

Video or it didn't happen.

[Dr. Evil @ Feb 22nd 2008 10:29AM]

Nope, no sense of entitlement in America's youth here. It must be a myth.

You deserve a rusted Vega bought on your own dollar.

[phanbouy @ Feb 22nd 2008 10:30AM]

Son, we don't spam our business. That's just not cricket.

[highjumpman @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:52PM]

"Hey seargant, where are all our super-expensive flying nanobots?" "Er, they were eaten by Iraqi dragonflies, sir!"

[Za @ Feb 23rd 2008 3:13PM]

That write up was absolutely adorable.