Patent ID: 8066544

Claim:
A toy system comprising: a toy apparatus including a frame and a shell, the shell extending over and around the frame, and the frame supporting a power source, a motor, at least three wheels, a controller, a first sensor, a second sensor and an audio emitting device, at least one of the wheels being mechanically connected to and driven by the motor, the first sensor being positioned on the frame and proximate a top of the apparatus and the second sensor being positioned on an end of the frame, the controller transmitting a control signal to the audio emitting device in response to a signal received from the first sensor and transmitting a control signal to the motor in response to a signal from the second sensor; and a first environment for the toy apparatus including a floor, a wall and having an open top the wall extending around a portion of a perimeter of the floor and defining an opening in the environment dimensioned to allow passage of the toy apparatus, and the floor having a generally continuous planer surface whereby the toy apparatus can travel across the environment between opposing portions of the floor.