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World's First Fully Functioning Missile-Shooting Robotic Transformer

Posted by timothy on from the get-that-theme-song-out-of-my-head dept.

Readycharged writes "A generation's childhood dreams have come true with the creation of a working 'robot in disguise' Transformer which, when operated by remote control, morphs from a luxury sports car to a missile hurling robot in seconds. Japanese inventor Kenji Ishida is planning to make 10 lucky (and undoubtedly rich) purchasers owners of these toys in the run up to Christmas, having first displayed them at the Maker Faire in Tokyo during the first week of December. For those willing to wait a few years, Ishida plans to have created a life size, drivable model by 2030."

33 comments

  1. iBoiiing by Tablizer · · Score: 1

    Robot has a nice rack!

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    1. Re:iBoiiing by gregor-e · · Score: 1

      Rack and pinion steering, no doubt.

    2. Re:iBoiiing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Alright China, you've seen it, now I expect to buy one for $99 by summer 2013

  2. Inb4... by Synerg1y · · Score: 1

    References to the transformers movies, those were aliens, this is a bit more local.

  3. Let me know when they figure out what to do with.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The Trailer. Seriously it goes away, then comes back. What's up with that?

  4. ARGH by Antipater · · Score: 1

    How many times do I have to aks you guys to spell "missile" preperly?

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    1. Re:ARGH by Tablizer · · Score: 1

      Overhaul English to be purely fonetic. That's the real fix.

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    2. Re:ARGH by icebike · · Score: 1

      Or learn to pronounce the word the British way, in which case the spelling is correct.
      http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/missile

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    3. Re:ARGH by tolkienfan · · Score: 1

      Er, no.
      Pronunciation and spelling have little to do with each other, at least in English.
      English, eight, light, naught, subpoena, psychology, knife... the list goes on and on.
      Missile is spelled "missile" regardless of how you say it.

    4. Re:ARGH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Oh the irony....

    5. Re:ARGH by BumpyCarrot · · Score: 1

      You should totally aks them again.

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  5. Just right for Christmas by rrohbeck · · Score: 2

    I hope it can shoot missle toes.

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    1. Re:Just right for Christmas by dyingtolive · · Score: 3, Funny

      Nope. Just TOW missiles.

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    2. Re:Just right for Christmas by Tablizer · · Score: 1

      but that might give Saint a nick

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    3. Re:Just right for Christmas by strength_of_10_men · · Score: 1

      I gotta say, this made my inner child smile with delight. None of it makes any sense or is very practical, but dang, that's just cool.

      DO WANT!

  6. Reminds me of by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Metal gear

  7. Must have by Sparticus789 · · Score: 1

    Required purchase for every evil mastermind living on an isolated island.

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  8. This... by skelly33 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... is a duplicate

    1. Re:This... by OzPeter · · Score: 1

      ... is a duplicate

      Noe it's knot - your wrong!. The last story did knot mention chuting missles!

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    2. Re:This... by Lord+Byron+II · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... is a duplicate

      You must be new here...

    3. Re:This... by Hillgiant · · Score: 1

      You FOOL! You had a perfect opportunity to c&p all the +5 Insightful comments.

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  9. or are you just glad to see me? by Tablizer · · Score: 1

    That's no fair: this guy has a sports car AND a big missile. Usually such a car is compensation for a small one.

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  10. interesting the first time i read it on /. by who_stole_my_kidneys · · Score: 1

    http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/11/26/132237/real-life-transformer-robot-on-sale-in-japan

  11. Metal Gear huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That is it

  12. I want a Decepticon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    [redacted], Dept. of Aquisitions, Evil League Of Evil

  13. nice, but.. by bmimatt · · Score: 1

    how much is it?

    1. Re:nice, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      More than your momma.

    2. Re:nice, but.. by bar-agent · · Score: 1

      So, maybe a dollar?

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  14. time on our hands by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0

    So, apparently all the human problems that don't require robot-firing missiles have been solved?

    I hate to sound mean-spirited about this, but there is something a little bit wrong with anyone who learns how to use a few tools and suddenly calls himself a "maker" because he can now build the most trivial things ever.

    I think about the amount of self-absorption required to believe that using tools is some paradigm-shifting phenomenon that puts you in the same category as DaVinci. Maybe it's because my dad was a tool-and-die worker and machinist who could actually make stuff that could be used to do stuff that would last for years and these guys are patting themselves on the back and publishing magazines because they can put together a glorified Ravell model.

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    1. Re:time on our hands by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      WTF are you on about?

      Who gives a shit about your dad and his "tools"...we're talking fucking ROBOTS here!

    2. Re:time on our hands by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So where is your dad's rc car that transforms into a missile firing robot? Oh he didn't make one? Then wtf are you whining about your dad on a missle firing rc transformer article? Take your meds or eat something because you're low blood sugar.

  15. Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's pretty clever and what boy wouldn't want one? Wish it had more than just 2 missiles - doesn't seem to reload. A real car that did that might be cool just not sure how well one would handle the transformation... not to mention I think having missile launch capability on your vehicle is frowned upon in the US by the Dept. of Transportation plus a few other organizations. Regardless, I like it!

  16. That Won't Last by Greyfox · · Score: 1

    If it's anything like the missile-shooting transformers in the 70s, one kid will poke his eye out or swallow one of the missiles and fuck it up for everyone. Pretty much the same reason you can't get buckyballs anymore...

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