Wednesday, Jul. 27 2005

Amazing Amanda Interactive Doll

Posted by Jacob

Amazing Amanda Interactive Doll For those of you who detest the thought of going through the motions and having your own kid, you can buy Amazing Amanda for about $100 from Playmates Toys. From the company press release (PDF):

Amazing Amanda speaks, eats, responds to objects, recognizes her ‘Mommy’ and shows emotions. Her realistic facial expressions and sounds [combine] with her ability to intelligently respond to stimuli and her mommy’s voice… Amanda can respond and recognize her own outfits; toothbrush; food and beverages such as juice in a sippy cup, a sandwich, cookie; and even her own potty… she knows what day and time it is, and can remind her Mommy about upcoming holiday’s including Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day….Amazing Amanda will respond with words, sounds and expressions to indicate if she wants to eat. When Amanda receives something she doesn’t want, such as the wrong food or if her Mommy says ‘no,’ she demonstrates the sounds, expressions and emotions a young toddler would, simulating the closest thing to a real mother and child interactive experience.

Cute, but frightening. I wonder how she responds to a spanking?

[via The Raw Feed]

Filed under: Artificial Intelligence, Robots Cyborgs, Toys and Pranks

16 Responses

Terri

July 27th, 2005 at 3:15 am
1

One good thing about her…if she really starts pissing you off, you can melt her face and not feel bad or get slapped by Child Protective Services!
Carolyn

July 27th, 2005 at 4:15 am
2

Amazing Amanda would have given me nightmares as a child.
sugar

July 27th, 2005 at 5:22 am
3

Right. Can you say sick???
Laid Bare

July 27th, 2005 at 6:35 am
4

She looks SCARY!!!
ChasityMoody

July 27th, 2005 at 8:53 am
5

An intelligent doll? It’s like a nightmare come true. I just know she is waiting to get even with me for all of her little doll friends that ended up headless and hairless at my hands when I was child.
Dirty Butter

July 27th, 2005 at 9:53 am
6

We sell plush stuffed animals and dolls that don’t “do” anything. That’s about as much the antithesis to this doll as can be had. The idea of one that behaves this much like a child is very scary to me. Where will the child’s imagination get its stimulus, if everything is so “real”?
Catt

July 27th, 2005 at 9:54 am
7

That’s just eerie!
cfignewton

August 26th, 2005 at 8:45 am
8

Does anybody remember the ‘Chuckie’ movies. Scared the crap out of me!! No way my daughters are going to bring this doll into our home!!
Shari

September 25th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
9

My daughter would LOVE this doll. She’s four, has a terrific imagination and loves to play “Mommy” with her dolls and stuffed animals. If a parent is actively involved in their child’s play, they can clearly see if their child benefits from certain television programs, computer games and inter-active toys. My daughter, who has moderation in all of these so called “bad influences” is healthy, happy and scored above average in a kindergarten level testing program. She aked for this doll for Christmas and other than the hefty price tag, I see no reason not to purchase it.
Tina

September 26th, 2005 at 5:43 pm
10

I’m finally glad to read there are people who take the doll as what it is a DOLL!!!
Everyone is saying it spooks them out and would not let your kid go near. Well where was your mom and dad when you obviously have been watching to many horror shows. Good grief quit looking under your bed at night you Stephen King enthusiests.
colleen strong

September 27th, 2005 at 8:00 am
11

my daughter would love amazing amanda but can`t buy one in nova scotia ,canada
Tina

September 27th, 2005 at 10:32 am
12

Hey Colleen,
If you decide you need one they are in the US for around a $110 U.S dollars that includes tax. You can decide if it be worth shipping cost. You might be surprised because I bet they show up in Canada as well.
Chandra

October 4th, 2005 at 10:57 am
13

Amazing Amanda is all my three year old talks about. I thought to myself, wow this is going to be the first year that she’s very excited into the commercialization aspect of Santa. Then I was the price. WOW I said this is just a doll! (She saw the commercial on Noggin Preschool Channel.)

Then I now see what Amanda really is and wonder if this doll is to advance but how do I say no to an independent three year old!

We will see, thanks goodness for Wal*mart’s Layaway plan!!
Holly

November 1st, 2005 at 7:47 pm
14

This is all my 5 year old is talking about from Santa! I think its wonderful, and I would have loved it as a kid. The chucky-talkers need to find something better to do. It is a little pricy, but luckily, we have two grandmothers that try to “out-do” each other!
Wendy

November 9th, 2005 at 6:29 am
15

My daughter is 10 and she is going to love getting this doll for Christmas. She talks about nothing else. She has lots of dolls but she says this would be like having her own child, perhaps if she has this doll it might very well turn her off having kids for a very long time. I know she is only ten but perhaps she could learn that looking after something so interactive that it is not all fun and games, well here is hoping. Cost around two hundred dollars here in Australia but the enjoyment a child gets from such a toy, I think is well worth it.
annie

November 12th, 2005 at 9:20 pm
16

I just returned the Amanda doll to Toys r us. I bought it for an early birthday present for my soon to be 8 year old….This doll was so scary and annoying. To those of you that think your child will love this doll has only seen the commercials. The commercials do not show you how creepy this doll really is. Toys r us has had many returns of this AMazing amanda “Chuckie” doll.