New Robot Toys from Hasbro

BUTTERSCOTCH (Approximate retail price: -£180]; Ages: 4 & Up; Availability: Autumn 2006)
"Mom, can I have a pony?" is a question that parents have heard from little girls for generations. This year, Hasbro's FURREAL FRIENDS brand gives girls the next best thing! BUTTERSCOTCH MY FURREAL FRIENDS PONY is a life-sized plush miniature pony that loves to be groomed and cared for. The BUTTERSCOTCH pony has many features similar to that of a real pony, including moving eyes, ears and head, soft fur coat and a swishing tail. Through sensors, BUTTERSCOTCH can feel when she is being groomed and will move her head toward you, and may whinny or snort. Just like a real pony, BUTTERSCOTCH loves carrots and can be "fed". Hold the pretend carrot to her face and she will open her mouth for it, or shake her head "no" if she has had enough. Kids can even sit on BUTTERSCOTCH and she will gently bounce.

I-CAT (Approximate retail price: [£19.99]; Ages 8 & up; Available: Autumn 2006)
This is one cool cat! The I-CAT Interactive Music Companion is a fabulous feline that not only loves to listen to your favorite tunes but can but add funky 'scratch' sound effects to the music and will groove along to any song it hears. Owners can plug their music systems directly into I-CAT Interactive Music Companion and music will broadcast through a built-in speaker. Simply petting I-CAT will allow owners to mix things up and add meows, purrs and 'scratch' sound effects to the music! Owners can alter the music depending on how they touch or pet I-CAT, making this new interactive pet the cat's meow! Owners can also sit I-CAT in front of a speaker or plug it into the headphone jack of any music system and I-CAT will move and groove to the rhythm of the song. In addition, I-CAT Interactive Music Companion comes complete with a dual jack so that its owner can plug their headphones in and dance along to the music with I-CAT. Either way the owner chooses to listen to their favorite tune, as soon as I-CAT hears music, its face will light up or its ears and head will wiggle and sway in sync with the tune.

TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON PRIMUS (Approximate Retail Price: [£29.99]; Ages: 5 & Up; Available: Summer 2006)
Standing an impressive 14 inches tall in robot mode, CYBERTRON PRIMUS changes from the TRANSFORMERS home planet to a giant robot. CYBERTRON PRIMUS comes with one CYBER PLANET KEY and the OMEGA LOCK which activates multiple features including electronic lights and sounds, and launching missiles. Includes one CYBER PLANET KEY and two A76 or LR44 size batteries. (Additional Batteries Required) 2 1.5v "AA" or LR6 size.

* Please note, I've changed the prices to be in GBP - they're only guesses and not an indication of the expected price.