Standing about a foot tall, this remote-control robot won't intimidate any intruders while you're not home. But it will provide a live webcam feed to wherever you are in the world so you can see just what those thieves are pilfering from you. That is, until the bad guys rip your wireless router from the wall, since that's how Spyke, as the little guy's called, streams the video.

Until that happens, though, you can see everything Spyke sees, all the while controlling his movements through the Wi-Fi connection. For when you're home, it can receive streamed music that plays over the built-in speakers, and there's an integrated VoIP phone as well. That's right, Spyke does Skype. Recharging is no bother, since when the battery gets low, the bot automatically makes a beeline for its charging station.

Spyke, sold under the Erector brand in the U.S., seems like a cool little guy, but for the $400 asking price, we kind of wish it included an actual weapon instead of just some Star Wars sound effects. Have a listen to those in some video of Spyke in action after the jump. — Peter Pachal

SpykeWorld, via Uber-Review