technabob » robo-q http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 robo-q optimus prime and bumblebee: tiny transformers http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/31/robo-q-optimus-prime-bumblebee-tiny-robots/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/05/31/robo-q-optimus-prime-bumblebee-tiny-robots/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 11:40:47 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=13967 Just because you’re a robot in disguise doesn’t mean you have to be huge. These tiny little versions of two popular Transformers autobots prove quite the contrary.

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The latest in TakaraTomy’s Robo-Q series, these palm-sized Optimus Prime and Bumblebee robots are just too cute to be capable of any real destruction. Now the picture above doesn’t really give you a good idea just how tiny these Transformers are. But this one should…

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Each miniature walking robot comes complete with an IR remote control (with built-in robot recharger), and they can be set to operate on different channels so you and a friend can play at the same time. The tiny Robo-Q robots can automatically detect obstacles and navigate through tight corridors using infrared sensors. And while I’ve never seen Bumblebee and Optimus Prime playing soccer, each Robo-Q includes a little ball you can kick around in case you always wanted to play a round of robo-ball.

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You can find both Robo-Q Transformers over on Japan’s HimeyaShop for $47.00 each.

[via TFW2005]

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