| Dec 07, 2012 | |
3-D printed transform robot goes from car to humanoid (w/video) |
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| (Nanowerk News) Japan-based Brave Robotics has designed a 1/12-scale RC car that can transform into a humanoid robot, inspired by Transformers. It can shuffle around, grab footage with its Wi-Fi camera, and even fire little missiles from its arms. | |
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| The latest version, the 7.2, is entirely 3D-printed by a Brave Robotics printer, is able to walk on it's own and, when folded into a car, includes two seats and has steering wheels. Obviously, it can be wirelessly controlled. | |
| But the intriguing part about the Transform Robot is its scope. Not only has Brave Robotics hobbyist Kenji Ishida put 10 years into building robots in disguise -- he began in 2002 with a simple pair of legs and the Transform Robot is version 7.1 -- he wants to build a full-scale transforming, drivable car with artificial intelligence by 2030. | |
| Watch a video of the robot: | |
| Source: Brave Robotics | |
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