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Takara Tomy rolls out auto-transforming Transformer
Now, most Transformers fans will definitely have this on their holiday wish lists: a Transformer that needs no intervention in changing from a car to a humanoid robot.
Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy showed off prototypes of the new self-transforming toy at the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show, tech site Gizmodo reported.
"Takara Tomy, a Japanese toymaker with a long history of incorporating cutting-edge technology into its products, was showing these prototypes at its booth at the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show. And while they might not be available until next year at the earliest, they've already found a place at the top of our wish lists," Gizmodo said.
It was Takara that made the first Transformer toys in the 1980s, though they were originally known as Diaclone and Microman.
Fast forward 29 years later: Takara Tomy took the Transformer line a step further by incorporating technology from Kenji Ishida's Brave Robotics into the new robot.
Last year, Ishida and Brave Robotics had sold 10 remote-controlled cars that can transform into a mecha.
"Frankie of Hobby Media spotted Takara Tomy’s prototype at the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show, and apparently he also found out that Takara Tomy is collaborating with Brave Robotics. So we’re all good," tech site Technabob said.
Mass-market version
Another article on GizMag.com said that while Ishida's toy sold at $24,000 apiece, Takara Tomy's version could be a mass-market version of the product.
It also said that while Ishida does not appear directly involved with the development of the toy line, "he has expressed a desire to add his expertise and believes he can improve the look of the robots if he is brought on board." — TJD, GMA News
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