Researchers at National Taiwan University have built a real-life transformers-inspired robot that boasts wheels that "fold in half to form crude legs so it can go where no wheeled robot has gone before." Continue reading for a video.
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Sure, many of you may have seen this Transformers-inspired USB flash drive floating around for some time, but it's currently in the running for coolest flash drive of 2012. Click here to see more of today's most popular images, courtesy of Imgur.com. Continue reading for a video of another transforming USB drive.
When are BIC pens not just something you use to take notes in class, write reminders, and/or piss someone off when they're drunk? When they're used to create stunning art masterpieces, like the Optimus Prime you see above. Click here to see more of today's most popular images, courtesy of Imgur.com. For another win, continue reading to check out dubstep dancing on The Great Wall of China.
Transformers fans rejoice! A man from China used scrap metal to create his own DIY version of a transforming jet robot, complete with LED eyes, wheels, wings, and afterburners. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video of yet another awesome homemade Transformer robot.
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Not just any Transformers robot, this one is Cup Noodle-inspired and doubles as a timer. That's right, "start cooking up some noodles, set the timer, and watch ROBONOODLE rise." Unfortunately, you won't see these in stores. Continue reading for a video.
Apparently, these are being sold under some sort of a lottery system and only with proof of noodle purchase, because they are so awesome.[via Technabob]
Riccardo Sabatini, an Italian designer, was inspired by Transformers when he created the Mekkanika typeface. Put simply, "the amount of detail in each of these letters is amazing, Sabatini perhaps gets the hyper-articulated feel of Michael Bay's Transformers better than Michael Bay himself could." Click here to see more. Continue reading to watch an eye-opening stop-motion Transformers video.
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Minimalism may work for some gadgets and even movies, but when it comes to the Transformers, people expect to see a bit more detail than what 1D can offer. Let's just say that the action scenes look even simpler than the original Pong game. Continue reading to see why.
Besides looking like something from a Transformers movie set in the far past, this steampunk helmet is actually wearable and boasts a bronze finish, complete with patina paint job. Click here for more pictures.
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Most hardcore Transformers fans would agree that the Michael Bay films didn't really do the series justice, but fortunately, some of them are talented artists that can create their own art. Click here to see some of the coolest fan-art ever. Continue reading for two stop-motion Transformers videos.
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There's nothing wrong with sampling footage / scenes from other movies, especially if they're your own, but rarely do people catch the practice...until now. Continue reading to see how Transformers: Dark of the Moon reused certain scenes from The Island (2005).
Extreme credit goes to the YouTube user who recognized Bay's clever use of CGI and called him out on it. This also proves that at least one human being actually saw The Island.[via Autoblog]
