Ultimate Buzz Lightyear robot to the rescue, on video

Step aside, Wall-E: Buzz Lightyear, courtesy of Thinkway Toys, has arrived to claim his rightful place at the top of the robot-based-on-Disney-character heap. Maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but Buzz's facial animation, sexy moves and trademark catch-phrases have all been wrapped up into a nice little bow here to rake in the cash when Toy Story and Toy Story 2 hit theaters this October as a 3D glasses double feature. Buzz responds to a few voice commands, can play a laser tag with the included remote, has a "Puppeteering Programming" mode to pose him for your own animations, and can even suffer an identity crisis when you tell him that he's just a toy. He'll be available this fall for $130-ish, check out a video after the break.

Gallery: Ultimate Buzz Lightyear robot to the rescue

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[Webber @ Jun 26th 2009 9:48AM]

To infinity, and beyond!

[Quantumphysics @ Jun 26th 2009 10:13AM]

Buzz is not a robot.

Because he relies on his spacesuit to survive, he is technically a cyborg.

[iono @ Jun 26th 2009 10:28AM]

$130?! His laser better freakin' work!

[Loban @ Jun 26th 2009 12:05PM]

@ Quantumphysics

Well technically, he's a toy. But if he were real, he'd be just a dude in a spacesuit. A human just like you and me. What makes you think he's a cyborg? The body inside the suit is flesh and bone. He's like a kiddie version of Ironman.

[Heavytoka @ Jun 26th 2009 1:08PM]

@iono

Agreed!

[DreamTheEndless @ Jun 26th 2009 3:29PM]

This Buzz Lightyear toy IS a robot. This toy is based on a character in a movie that was a toy that was based on a fictional human in a space suit that was not a toy, a robot, or a cyborg.

[Mic2000 @ Jun 26th 2009 5:34PM]

Did it became self aware?

[Jono @ Jun 26th 2009 6:59PM]

I had one of those toys growing up. :P

[Danny Moore @ Jun 26th 2009 9:50AM]

I want one !!!

[PS360WiiDsPCGamer @ Jun 26th 2009 9:52AM]

What about the expandable wings?

[Magnulus @ Jun 26th 2009 9:58AM]

Those are a terillium carbonic alloy, and he CAN fly.

[Podaman @ Jun 26th 2009 10:20AM]

Buzz, you've got wings! You glow in the dark! You talk! Your helmet does that, that... *whoosh* thing! You are a cool toy!

[CHILL_down @ Jun 27th 2009 7:58AM]

No wings? Fail.

[Magnulus @ Jun 26th 2009 9:53AM]

That is SO much more awesome than the Buzz Lightyear figure I got in the nineties! The difference is like comparing Buzz and Woody! I want this.

[tyler @ Jun 26th 2009 10:01AM]

heh.. you said woody..

[Webber @ Jun 26th 2009 10:02AM]

I remember having one, I loved the movies (I could watch them repeatedly for weeks, along with all the other disney movies), and would play with Buzz all day. The wings were, if memory doesn't fail me, just thin plastic and a purple frame to hold them, that would expand with a button.

[Webber @ Jun 26th 2009 10:03AM]

The big red button was, I think, a laser button (little LED on his arm), and the three multi-colors were just sound effects and phrases.

[Phrank @ Jun 26th 2009 3:46PM]

"...Woody! I want this!" - Magnulus

This is what somebody else said...But I can't quite put my finger on who she would be...

[Art @ Jun 26th 2009 10:54AM]

To cash milking, and BEYOND!

[Dennis @ Jun 26th 2009 9:57AM]

I never got one, when i was young. Now i'm 22, and still want it for some reason. HELP! a 22 year old boy wanting a Buzz Lightyear.

[SOOPERGOOMAN @ Jun 26th 2009 11:45AM]

You're still young, go get one. You're never too old for expensive robot toys that remind you of your childhood while at the same time prepare you for the mass robot takeover.

[Ethos @ Jun 26th 2009 9:58AM]

It actually seems worth it nearly =]

[GGUI @ Jun 26th 2009 10:13AM]

"Do the wings open?"
"No, the wings do not open on this one."

Ultimate Buzz FAIL

[verebs1 @ Jun 26th 2009 10:21AM]

Also fail because for $130.00 I would expect for it to look a little cleaner like the screw holes filled in with those little rubber plugs and such.

[SOOPERGOOMAN @ Jun 26th 2009 11:47AM]

Note he said "on this One." which gives hope of a future more advanced version with opening wings.

[AJ @ Jun 26th 2009 10:02AM]

Might have something to do with promoting Toy Story 3? :)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/

[AJ @ Jun 26th 2009 10:03AM]

Btw.. I'm def going to that double feature :)

[David @ Jun 26th 2009 10:07AM]

"NOT A REAL TOY"

[Rob Bourne @ Jun 26th 2009 10:11AM]

I am SO buying this for my son*




(*son may not actually receive toy)

[Dave @ Jun 26th 2009 10:23AM]

Now THAT's just funny. ;)

[edgar wong @ Jun 26th 2009 10:20AM]

i wish i had toys like that when i was a kid :)

[Khalid Shahin @ Jun 26th 2009 10:23AM]

"Do the wings open?"
"No, the wings do not open on this one."

Ultimate Buzz kill

[sdantes13 @ Jun 26th 2009 10:29AM]

I see what you did there.

[Chriss Cazayoux @ Jun 26th 2009 10:35AM]

No wings, no deal!

[Ghatid @ Jun 26th 2009 10:28AM]

How mean, you make him face the real world....

[steviedee @ Jun 26th 2009 10:33AM]

No wings, no sale.

[Jaimi @ Jun 26th 2009 10:34AM]

How fun can it be to play "laser tag" with a robot that just stands in one place?

[fistpittingnork @ Jun 26th 2009 10:51AM]

This is an intergalactic emergency. I need to commandeer your vessel to Sector 12. Who's in charge here?

[Bradley @ Jun 26th 2009 3:53PM]

The Claw!!!

[Bradley @ Jun 26th 2009 3:54PM]

The Claw!!!

[danimaldan @ Jun 26th 2009 11:03AM]

WHAT no wings?!?!

[tankgunk @ Jun 26th 2009 12:47PM]

In my opinion, the best Buzz Lightyear toy ever made was the one in the movies. The real toys just don't ever match well enough.

[GodCentMe @ Jun 26th 2009 4:08PM]

That's what was so great about the Buzz toy from the 90's. They were nearly identical.

[Noswal @ Jun 26th 2009 12:56PM]

Identity crisis included?!?!?! That's not bad.

[Bad Beaver @ Jun 26th 2009 1:05PM]

Nifty.

[Maeztro @ Jun 26th 2009 1:37PM]

No walking?! How about falling with style?

[s13vin4t0r @ Jun 26th 2009 2:28PM]

Does it fall with style?

[Bruce Carroll @ Jun 26th 2009 3:29PM]

All it would take for the wings to open is a little button on the backpack containing the wings that you manually press, or they could have put the motors for the wings inside of that component with an electrical trigger coming from the main body. Pretty neat though for the price point, and if it will be upgradable with additional voice commands at no charge that would be sweet.


Buzzkill

[Rocko @ Jun 26th 2009 4:47PM]

sick nasty

[ImJacksAmygdala @ Jun 26th 2009 4:51PM]

You ran out of room for servos... Really? I'm sorry but the use of gear driven servos is just disappointing in 2009. Show me a break through toy that uses programmable magnetic linear servos and solid state gyroscopic balance for bipedal walking and I will be interested. We should be aiming for something like Teddy from Steven Spielberg's AI. We have all the hardware today. The challenge should be getting the AI working in operating systems used in toys, computers, smart phones and vehicles. I should have a virtual secretary that hops from device to device tailored to my lifestyle organizing all my data for me based on learned experience of my preferences. Hello Information Age? I'm drowning in information and I don't have the time to sort it. Really the AI and the power source should be the only real challenges at this point.