I ordered what I thought to be the perfect toy robot a couple of weeks ago. Well I just got an email stating that the robot is out of stock. I need to find a good, cheap, toy-robot in the NYC area. I need an age appropriate robot for my son who is 13. Can anyone help?

I know of a retro toy store in the east village. If you walk down 2nd ave past St. Marks place you should find it. Not sure if they have toy robots for sale though.

If you want to order a toy robot online then you need to check out the Personality Robot. It is recommended for boys between 12 and 14 and girls between 8 and 11.

Interactive, talking robotic companion
Full-color animated LCD screen
Remote controller with directional joystick, including clockwise and counter-clockwise movement
Three-wheel omni-directional wheel base allows for rapid movement in any direction
Features dozens of jokes and interactive branching stories
Crystal ball function: ask a "yes" or "no" question, and receive a "fortune teller" response
Daily fortune: have Mr. Personality recite your fortune each day
Play, pause, rewind and fast-forward through all content
Greet Mode: have Mr. Personality play a greeting and / or display an image when he detects motion
Event Notification: set Mr. Personality to remind you of upcoming appointments, meetings and birthdays

Walmart has it pretty cheap.

WowWee PG-16 Multi Personality Robot