Unlike some animatronic toys (such as
Pleo and
Kota the Triceratops), Squawkers may not boast the kind of sophisticated features that would peak the interest of an amateur
robotics aficionado. However, the relatively inexpensive device does include a wide range of movement and interactive features. Squawkers comes pre-programmed with 40 different phrases, which he can be cued to speakāand he can be programmed (with the included
remote control) to utter original phrases. When
music is played, Squawkers reacts by
dancing, and he can be made to
sing as well.