UBTECH’s $100 First Order Stormtrooper Robot features smartphone control and more ($50 off)

$150/$100

Amazon offers the UBTECH Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Robot for $99.99 shipped. Having dropped to $150 before Black Friday 2018, you’d typically expect to pay closer to $220. Today’s offer saves you 33% and matches our previous mention for the Amazon all-time low. Standing 16-inches tall, this robotic Stormtrooper manages to pack a surprising amount of tech into its white armor. Alongside smartphone control, it features facial recognition, augmented reality games and sound effects, and more. Note: shipping times have slipped until the 23rd, though you can still lock in the discounted price now. About 50% of shoppers have left a 4+ star rating.

For a more in-depth look, you’ll want to check out our announcement coverage. I had the pleasure of getting hands-on look at the robot last year at Toy Fair, and came away with a very good first impression.

If you’re looking for a more STEAM-centric experience, the $73 littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit still lets you control a droid from a galaxy far, far away. 

UBTECH Stormtrooper Robot features:

• Companion App with Augmented Reality: Protect the First Order against the Resistance in your own room, issuing direct verbal orders, and launch attacks via the app interface in first and third person views for immersive interactive app play.
• Issue orders directly to your First Order Stormtrooper Robot to carry out your bidding.
• Facial Recognition: Create a database of up to three faces using the facial biometrics feature for customized interactions.

Ubtech lends its bipedal Walker robot a pair of hands and showcases new Cruzr at CES https://t.co/E7NoU6BMxs by @blairaltland pic.twitter.com/G3rnfBtaSd

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) January 7, 2019