Hasbro’s new $700 Optimus Prime toy can finally transform all on its own

Not only does this technically deliver on its main claimed feature, it seems to go pleasantly beyond that: A bunch of different pre-programmed movements, what seems like manual control, and even motorization of the wheels (though that might be ad trickery). "Expensive" is a weird word here: It's a hell of a lot to pay for a toy, but for a piece of tech this complicated it actually seems like a decent price.

I thought the fun of owning transformers was figuring out how to make them transform, then figuring out how to make them transform in ways that weren't intended. I guess that's still possible, but probably beyond the ability of a typical six year old (the age I was when I got Optimus Prime for Christmas). Still, cool that we've reached the point where this can be reliable for such low cost.

The ad for the non-Transformer associated T9 is funny where the kid says "Give me my transforming, voice-activated, programmable, beast of a toy" having to pause and take a breath mid-phrase. Now he can just say "Transformer" and mean it.

Does anyone have an actual video and not some cut together stop motion crap?

Edit: https://youtu.be/a0SEYM9jHVg

Solves the mystery of whether transformers actually match the size of their vehicle state

Can someone do something against theverge‘s stupid (and non GDPR-conformant) „I accept“ cookie and tracking banner that takes up one third of the space on mobile? This grinds my gears so much.