Security tech and home robots, without the sales pitch
Plain-English guides to cameras, detectors, dash cams, and the robots people actually bring home. Independent, reader-first, and honest about what does not work.
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Security Tech
Wi-Fi cameras, hidden camera checks, bug detectors, and the laws that apply at home.
Home Robots
Assistant robots, robot dogs, STEM kits, and which robot toys still get updates.
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Start-here explainers: how the tech works before you spend a dollar on it.
Spykee Heritage
The 2008 Meccano Spykee Wi-Fi robot: its history, manuals, and modern successors.
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Spykee Manuals and Firmware: Where Every Surviving File Lives
Every Spykee PDF that used to sit at spykeeworld.com/spykee/documents/ is gone from this domain, but working copies survive elsewhere: the Internet Archive…
Spykee Alternatives in 2026: Hackable Robot Kits in the Same Spirit
Four kits pass the full Spykee test in 2026, meaning you build them from parts, drive them, see live video from onboard,…
STEM Robot Kits for Kids: an Honest Starter Guide
Match the kit to the child rather than to the age printed on the box. Ages 5 to 8 do best with…
Dash Cams: Choosing, Mounting, and the State Law Basics
Buy the sensor, not the megapixel number. A 2K camera on a Sony STARVIS chip beats a cheap 4K one, a capacitor…
Apeman Dash Cams: What Happened to the Brand and What to Buy Instead
Apeman dash cams were wiped from Amazon in June 2021 during a purge of budget brands accused of buying fake reviews, and…
Interactive Robot Toys That Are Still Supported in 2026
Checked against Apple’s and Google’s own store indexes on August 10, 2026: Vector, Miko, and Sphero Edu all have live, recently updated…
Bug Detectors Explained: What a $30 Detector Can and Cannot Find
A $30 bug detector is one diode measuring how much radio energy is nearby. It will register a strong transmitter at roughly…
Best Home Security Robots in 2026: an Honest Look at What Actually Ships
No robot on sale in 2026 deserves your security budget. Amazon’s Astro is still invitation only at $1,599, and its own owners…
How a 2008 Toy Became a Hacker Favorite: Spykee and the WiFi Robot Hacking Story
Meccano printed “Open source software” on the Spykee’s technical data sheet in 2008, then shipped the robot with a manual admitting the…