The Yujin Robotics TransBot and iRobi

Gotta love Yujin Robotics (Korea's answer to iRobot) and their home robot family which includes the Robhaz, iClebo (didn't we see that at CES?), and most importantly, the "expressive" iRobi and its slightly more violent sibling, the TransBot. iRobi appears to be something more a learning device and/or family companion, but TransBot's where the fun's at: with it you can program movement (their silly promo video shows it dancing), control it remotely, battle it with other TransBots, and transform it into a car. Does any of this seem a little a little anachronistic on the mad 80s-throwback tip?

[Via Akihabara News]

[Falchion @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Their next step is to create a robotic kid for the robot family unit. And the robotic alcoholic stepfather and the pregnant teen robot daughter.

[asher @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

those pics are cool. That one looks positively lifelike.

[Hig @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

No "bow to our robotic overlords comment"?

[mark @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

YAY MORE VIOLENT SIBLINGS!!!

[megan @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

dancing robot, eh? maybe some young nerds can put a wig on the transbot and take it to the prom...

[anonymous @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT !

[Google Nazi @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

I was hopping that the robot danced to MC Hammer... can't touch this..... my oh my....

[TC @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

You can just tell the robot by the little girl is wondering what the hell he's done to deserve this existence.

[hhh @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

dancing robot, eh? maybe some young nerds can put a wig on the transbot and take it to the prom...


What are you? Canadian

[Samuel Lago @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

she's gonna grow up normal

[Tom @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

all i have to say is: awwwwwwwwwwwwww...so cute.

[aDub @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Does anyone remember the Sega Master System card Transbot? I think it came out in 1987 and was a side-scrolling shooter. I remember it was one of my favorite games released on their card format.

[mehool @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

what a little munchkin