Apparently RoboDog and MarsCat only have 16 servos each. I'm not sure about Aibo. BTW an articulated non-transforming Optimus Prime figure is $480. There are about 30 companies that make "third party" transformers (unique transforms) that can cost up to $500 each.SomeInternetBloke wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:35 amJohnClay I think this is way cool. Unfortunately the wannabe engineer in me visited the website that says, "60 microchips and 27 servo motors"
It's good how it goes the extra mile and has lots of lights, can drive, speech recognition, etc. It would be clever how all of the motors are controlled and powered with some thin hinge joints...and read their patent/s (you have to translate them to English), which blatantly announce the tech as simple and it is because the parts are cheap. At $699 you'd think the thing'd do more than be a rip off from previous versions with a bonus bluetooth connection.
It is way better than the original though:Still nostalgic if you're in to that sort of thing.
It is a lot more posable. Recent transformers (and "third party" ones) have begun to resemble the cartoons a lot better. (like the chest and belt of Optimus Prime in the new toy) In the original you had to pull off the hands and store them in the windscreen of the truck.