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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]
SK-Pang's Gogic Five hobby bot
As much fun as the KHR-1HVs of the world are, not everybody is quite ready for that kind of commitment -- or that many servo motors to plug together. Enter the Gogic Five from SK-Pang, which features a more digestible 5 servo motors, but can still walk around, punch and kick with the best of them. The bot features an SD card slot for loading programs, and Gogic can play back audio from its memory slot as well -- we're sure Nabaztag/tag and Gogic would get along swimmingly. You can program the robot via Windows XP or Mac OS X, or use a general-purpose TV remote to control the bot. Unfortunately, with all his simplicity, Gogic Five still isn't exactly a steal: the kit will cost you 28,000 yen (about $239) when it debuts in late January. Pre-orders start December 15th.[Via Impress]Read - Gogic FiveRead - Gogic Five's awesome music video
