The Gogic Racer: a Transformer in disguise

Check it BumbleBee, Gogic Five just got himself a Racer extension kit allowing him to auto-maniacally transform from a walking, talking menace to a four-on-the-floor racer. A plodder really, with acceleration more akin to John Deere than Ferrari. Still, a robot that can stomp out your sentient juices and then back over you to finish the job is worthy of our attention. The racer add-on is available in Japan for ¥8,400 or about $72 -- that's about $300 for the entire kit. See him in action after the break.

[Via Impress]

[equalizer @ Oct 17th 2007 3:50AM]

Enough with the infantile xformers crap already. Are half the engadget writers under the age of 10?

[Thomas Ricker @ Oct 17th 2007 4:26AM]

@equalizer,

No, all of us are... mommie.

Thomas

[Reginald @ Oct 17th 2007 4:54AM]

Well you're obviously not a fan of the "Five people Gogic type mode" distortion like the rest of us are.



(damn Google transrator)

[equalizer @ Oct 17th 2007 5:19AM]

Thomas I'll let this one article pass...but please don't let us in on the red/green/yourColorHere version when it comes out next week, k?

[West @ Oct 17th 2007 4:56AM]

So...can I use this mod on my 94' Accord?

[equalizer @ Oct 17th 2007 5:22AM]

And to make myself perfectly clear...

RC Car: yes
RC Robot: hell yes

The taco bell grande that is the "Gogic Racer"...me thinks not.

[Neebs @ Oct 17th 2007 6:20AM]

Isn't a transformer in disguise a little redundant?

[ssjchar @ Oct 17th 2007 6:43AM]

that wasn't much of a transformation. all it does is stick its feet out an put its arm back, which is only slightly better than my cars transformation into a turtle, and all i do is open all the doors and pop the trunk.

[KazSur @ Oct 17th 2007 3:17PM]

Ha!... Bet your car isn't as good as my blanket.. It transforms into a parachute in 5 minutes... (With some human interaction)... Alright. .Stone me.. Even I hate my comment

[Ipaq3115 @ Oct 17th 2007 11:28AM]

That was awesome!...

If it only went a little faster...

[Ipaq3115 @ Oct 17th 2007 11:28AM]

That was awesome!...

If it only went a little faster...

[grjohnston @ Oct 17th 2007 1:08PM]

If it's a kit, you could totally just throw on some better motors and make that thing zoom.

@ssjchar: Have you seen a better transformation? that is the most advanced transformation from a functional robot to a functional car that I've seen, outside of a movie.

[Matthew Hilario @ Oct 17th 2007 1:12PM]

looks like it was made from an erector set.

[toyotaboy @ Oct 17th 2007 1:45PM]

Wooo.. a crappy looking car that transforms into a crappy looking robot, impressive. I'll admit it being probably the first electrically controlled transformer it's not terrible, but it needs a LOT of asthetic work.

[jm1 @ Oct 17th 2007 5:04PM]

Oh sweet a mini-con!!

pros: super cool,only to get more advanced in the future
cons:
1) looks like its walking around on its knees.

2) oh...it doesnt do that transformer **EERRUUOOGGGEEEE** sound whilst transforming =(

[skhawaja @ Oct 20th 2007 5:21AM]

zomg it's loud as hell - and those wires dangling about - snag! - but hell yeah - that is worth the money because it ACTUALLY transforms - now lets see this in 1:1 scale using a car?

PLEASE someone make one for real people!

to the person that said it doesn't make the transformer sounds - come on! - it's making enough sounds already!

PLEASE someone make one for real people!

i want one - and a human size scaled one as well please!

[Miles @ Oct 22nd 2007 5:12PM]

I am guessing that all the haters are neither fans of "Mad Max" (cheesy "future" cars) or of lame sci-fi (eg: "Day the Earth Stood Still").

Personally, I think it rocks, but maybe for $xxx less I could get in on the action. :(

Either you like this stuff or you don't (maybe it would be better if a diy version showed up on Hackaday), but come on, why all the hate?