i-SOBOT goes haywire with stash of weapons, instills fear in mere mortals

We've seen these miniature robots dance and wrestle aplenty, so it's only a matter of time before they pick up weapons and murder us all for crafting their bulky looks and squeaky servos. Fortunately for now, this Takara Tomy i-SOBOT seems to be content enough with demolishing just balloons and polystyrene foam blocks, courtesy of its owner who blessed the bot with a range of "handmade" firearms and edged weapons. Don't be so quick to laugh, though -- that mini mini Gatling gun may be pointed squarely at your face one day. Until then, keep smiling and enjoy the video after the break.

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[The Mad Mule Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:43AM]

The sound effects were the icing on the already huge cake.

[amovitz Posted Dec 29th 2009 9:49AM]

@The Mad Mule
I've got to say, watching adorable robots turn into adorable human enslavers IS pretty amazing, especially with BAMFing background music.

[One Love Posted Dec 29th 2009 10:05AM]

Handmade machine gun...skeet, skeet, skeet

[kiel3 Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:47AM]

All hail the i-SOBOT. We should all start bowing now to our future robot overlord

[Bryce Posted Dec 29th 2009 9:02AM]

@kiel3 thought someone would eventually bring up apple in here somehow......oh well....APPLE BOT

[MeepMo Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:51AM]

I'll wait for the 80ft version so I can play Voltron in the middle of Tokyo

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Dec 29th 2009 10:24AM]

@MeepMo
With this Version, I am Voltron.

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Dec 29th 2009 10:25AM]

@(Unverified) also, it's funny how much i-Sobot looks like My avatar.

[EviLCuLT26 Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:01AM]

It's cute... for now.

[xBASTIONx Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:02AM]

That's what I call Heavy Metal. The only thing to do now is upscale.

[amirmah Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:03AM]

okay that was kickass :D:D:D loved it! I want an i-SOBOT!

[Comment Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:03AM]

New, new, new!!

Kids, the ultimate toy has arrived!! Order yours now by calling 555-SOBOT!!
BUY BUY BUY; for only a cheap price of $5.00*


*actual price is 200 payments of $5.00.

[Comment Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:04AM]

Don't forget to have mommy credit card at hand!

[deshliem Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:21AM]

Now we know how the Dinosaurs got extinct.

[Link2877 Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:24AM]

Yep, you see how badass he is? He doesn't even have to look at the target.

[GGG Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:36AM]

Oh now humanity is just asking for it.

[rederikus Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:59AM]

The last invetion humans will make is the one than can think better than we do.

Of course, having all those netao weapons to hand might help too.

Upsacle this and Skynet is here. Somebody call Arnie.

[Nithin Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:21AM]

@(Unverified) He is busy signing agreements.

[isotrex Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:44AM]

Can't wait for the 100ft edition and if I have a country, I'd order tons of these stuff and conquer the world. haha

[thevoiceless Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:55AM]

Maybe I'm missing something, but some of those seem really fake, and I'm not talking the lightsaber one. The syuriken flew way too fast and the whip slashed too suddenly given the robot's arm movement holding each one...
Pardon me for ruining the fun.

[deshliem Posted Dec 29th 2009 6:08AM]

@thevoiceless
Yeah, I thought so too until I went and watched the unedited version of those clips in his youtube account.
He actually got some kind of spring that is attached to the syurikens and launch them when the arm press it against its body.
I guess it's the same for the whip.

[octoberasian Posted Dec 29th 2009 6:04AM]

We don't have to worry. This is only a prototype.

Start worrying when they're 10 to 20 feet tall, fully autonomous, improved AI, self-aware, and wielding real weapons.

For now, just nod your head and smile, "Hey, that's pretty cool."

[dec Posted Dec 29th 2009 6:26AM]

best thing i've ever seen. That's like geek toy heaven

[Burnzy1 Posted Dec 29th 2009 6:31AM]

[Insert comment about SkyNet here]

[Redon Gor Posted Dec 29th 2009 2:41PM]

@Burnzy1
no

[Playa93 Posted Dec 29th 2009 6:44AM]

I guess Transformers wasn't sci-fi after all...

[mykdinis Posted Dec 29th 2009 7:16AM]

HAHAHA! That was effing great! Great way to wake up! The accuracy was a little scary...

:)

[ChrisEngr Posted Dec 29th 2009 7:18AM]

GO GO i-SOBOT !!! , fight against the evil crackhead T-Rex.

[collindow Posted Dec 29th 2009 7:24AM]

!

[Coptician Posted Dec 29th 2009 7:45AM]

I, for one, welcome our robotic overlords.

[Dr Yusuf AlKindi Posted Dec 29th 2009 8:50AM]

Yeah, it is all a big frelling joke for you all onlinel but when they begin taking your children away to use to generate electricity as human batteries you won't be laughing.

[Dusty Posted Dec 29th 2009 9:17AM]

Haha thats awesome!
Now get an army of these together and well have the movie small soldiers 2

[Revenant Posted Dec 29th 2009 9:18AM]

FAIL! Anything less than a double-bladed lightsaber is so 1977...

[Chas Percodani Posted Dec 29th 2009 10:10AM]

What I really wanna see is this thing killing some rats.

[theghost Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:02AM]

awesome,i got to get one

[Alan Dixon Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:00PM]

All that was missing was Voltron's signature line "Form blazing sword!"

[brokensticks Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:31PM]

Lightsaber FTW!! lol

[kenny goo Posted Dec 29th 2009 2:07PM]

Holy shit this was awesome, lmao. Totally the beginnings of Skynet, but I'll enjoy it while I can.

[omare89 Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:42PM]

Is the T10?

[Ortant Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:25PM]

"Need a dispenser here!"

[Ortant Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:29PM]

I can imagine Team Fortress 3.

[UndeadOverlord Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:43PM]

I for one welcome our new i-SOBOT overlords

[Odyssey Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:51PM]

This better not get into the wrong hands *cough cough skynet* :D

[chipped Posted Dec 30th 2009 3:02AM]

Its so cute. I want one so I can chase around animals and kill small pests, with style!

[GuyWithDogs Posted Dec 30th 2009 2:30PM]

I don't believe that robot "handmade" anything.

[jbirdou Posted Jan 20th 2010 12:42AM]

i am the happiest person in the world right now.