Prize acquisition arcade game with robot

An arcade game comprising:

• a cabinet containing items to be captured;
• a robot comprising:
• a stationary base;
• a foot portion mounted to rotate about a vertical axis on the base;
• a lower body portion mounted to the foot portion to rotate about a first horizontal axis between the lower body portion and the foot portion;
• an upper body portion having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the upper body portion mounted to the lower body portion to rotate about a second horizontal axis between the lower body portion and the upper body portion;
• and
• a capturing mechanism mounted at the distal portion of the upper body portion, the capturing mechanism adapted to capture and release at least one of items to be captured;
• and
• a control mechanism that permits a user to at least partially control a position of the capturing mechanism above the items to be captured by controlling an angle of rotation of the foot portion about the vertical axis relative to the stationary base and by controlling a distance of the capturing mechanism away from the vertical axis.

An arcade game comprising:

• a cabinet with a prize supporting structure supporting a plurality of prizes;
• a robot within the cabinet adapted to be controlled by a player to capture one or more of the prizes;
• the robot comprising a video display that emulates a head and face;
• and wherein
• the robot is adapted so that it can selectively be controlled and voiced by a remote user to interact in real time with a player or potential player.