Wrex The Dawg, WowWee’s cool robot junkyard dog (previously featured here at GeekAlerts), has finally popped up in online stores in the USA for ordering.

Amazon.com has it available for about $140. Hammacher Schlemmer has it with an expected ship date of 9/26/2008 and a price of $130. Buy.com has a free shipping offer, but lists it as “Temporarily Out Of Stock” at a price of $150.

About WowWee’s Wrex the Dawg

Wrex the Dawgs behavior depends on his moods and desires. His three moods Happy, Angry and Crazy and three desires Exercise, Call of Nature and Hunger are expressed in Wrex the Dawgs crazy slot machine eyes. You will always know what he is thinking and feeling.

Lift up his back panel to reveal the re programming buttons. You can program him to behave like a cat, perform wild actions or even dare to disobey your commands. Wrex the Dawg scampers around on his hind wheels. Take him for a stroll or let him roam around freely and he will change his moods and desires, just like a real dog.

Features

• Wrex the Dawg robotic dog/ 9 motors/ IR sensors/ speakers
• 16 eye icon combinations/ 4 icons for each eye
• The three moods and three desires are expressed in lucky crazy slot machine eye
• In guard mode he becomes a mean junkyard dog and warns when strangers approach
• Scampers around on his hind wheels/ slot machine eyes and ears that twitch/ remote controller requires 3 x AA size batteries/ not included

Head over to Robots Rule for a detailed WowWee Wrex The Dawg review with video.

Here’s a brand new video of WowWee’s upcoming Wrex The Dawg robot.

The guys over at RobotsRule has just uploaded this video review that covers the important features and capabilities of WowWee’s hilarious cartoon character come to life, Wrex The Dawg.

In the video you’ll learn about Wrex’s custom behavior modes like how to turn him into a cat or make him sound like the original Robosapien, how he well he gets around on carpet, what kind of tricks he does, and how funny a rude robot dog can be. Watch and enjoy:

Here’s also a review, containing secret tips and tricks for getting the most out of Wrex The Dawg that are not covered in the video, along with a breakdown of Wrex’s features and what it’s like to play with him.

Thanks to Robert Oschler at RobotsRule.com!