A giant robot that transforms into a powerful truck (and vice versa)? And who speaks? Yes… it's Optimus Prime. First in the classic animated series “Transformers” and later in one of the most profitable sagas in film history, the leader of the Autobots — and protector of humanity — marked a generation of children.
Now, on this World Children's Day, Optimus Prime is once again a protagonist, but in a slightly different mold. Is that this flashy truck / robot has just come to life by the hand of Robosen Robotics, which turned it into one of the most fantastic toys we've seen in recent times.
Equipped with 27 engines and 60 microchips, this Optimus Prime can be controlled with a smartphone — through an app — and replicate all the moves that made us like this hero on television and in the movies.
Nor were the traditional voice commands forgotten, with Peter Cullen, the actor who voiced the character in the 1980s, being called in to record them.
Already on sale in the United States of America for $799, equivalent to 653 euros, this Optimus Prime promises to “wake up” the child in us. Because on Children's Day or any other, it's always worth being a kid again...
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