Whatever you've gotten or are getting for Christmas this season (and man, I hope it isn't canned goods) just throw it away. Put it right in the trash. Because it's not going to be this I-Sobot programmable toy robot, and the incredible homemade arsenal it wields. This video of five minutes of the I-Sobot just kicking styrofoam cup and plastic toy dinosaur ass. I mean, it starts out amazing when he fires the bow and arrow without even looking at the target, but by the time the sniper rifle and the interceptor missile came around, I was weeping with joy, just to know it exists and that I saw it in action, but also sadness, because I know that I will personally never own this, the greatest toy of all time. Infinite thanks to Clarence for the tip.
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bgoul030 said:
Don't you know smoking is bad for you Mr. Dinosaur!
keepoffthegrass said:
Temba, his arms wide.
Lucas replied to keepoffthegrass:
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra!
Stiff Shots said:
This reminds me of every reason I loved Robot Commando back in the early Sixties: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awi5nS7w8Y
meirelle said:
That is just too much awesome for one video.
Jimmy Zappa said:
Awww. I'll have to throw away my new 50" HD television, PS3 Bundle, and Ferrari 430.
Just cause I don't have a little robot that kicks Dinosaur's asses.
Zach Miller said:
keepoffthegrass WINS.
Wolfgang said:
I'm so happy! We can now all rest easy knowing we finally have something to defend ourselves against cups and smoking dinosaurs in the future!
John Hazard said:
Okay, I thought actually being able to fire his fist at someone (like every cartoon robot ever has) was pretty great- then I said, "if he can really take out that dinosaur, I'll believe in god* again". And he did.
*robot god.
OnanRulz replied to John Hazard:
A Gundam X referrence?
John Hazard replied to OnanRulz:
What's a "gundum"?
You mean "Gungan", like Jar Jar? ;-)
knifeintheeye said:
That 5:11 blew by in the awesomeness that was that little robot. The 4xmissile launcher was super cool.
demoncat said:
that thing is so cool no wonder the thing is one not ment for some to have for the price alone of all the weapons it comes with not to mention the lightsaber proably makes it expensive. not to mention parents who actully buy one if they can for their kids would proably freak once they see all the guns and missles. it comes with.
John Hazard replied to demoncat:
Actually, my thought was the lightsaber makes this probably NOT REAL! Not that I'm suggesting the rest is not (because I WANt to BELIEVE!) but c'mon- that was a special effect. He may have a shotgun, whip, crossbow, etc. but he does not have a VRRRMMM! lightsaber.
SpiderHyphenMan said:
Dammit! I knew Japan would do something like this! Obama may have secretly forced them to disassemble the experimental Voltron, but now they have created fully functional soldiers! LORD NO!
yIntagh replied to SpiderHyphenMan:
I,for one,welcome our new metallic overlords.
Church said:
I love the little flourish he does at the end of some of those shots.
Ian replied to Church:
I liked when he took the sword to the Dinosaur, and although he had already killed it, he then pushed it aside simply so it would be out of his sight.
MechaWest said:
I'm really happy for you, I-Sobot, and imma let you finish, but LiteBrite is one of the of greatest toys OF ALL TIME!!!!!
The Man With Two Brains replied to MechaWest:
No. Just... NO.
MechaWest replied to The Man With Two Brains:
Sorry, dude, but whenever someone claims that something is "the greatest [blank] of all time", my response is involuntary. I can't help it...it's an illness. Just be grateful I didn't whip out the auto-tuner or dipshit glasses.
VultureTX said:
well if the robot would only attack roaches and other insects and war a maid's uniform. Then Japan would do Otaku Worship.
/referenc: Anime of little robot maids with real weapons who are supposed to be killing nasty insects while you sleep at night.
K0dama said:
awesome! AWESOME!
EVula said:
Skywalk me, that was fantastic.
I wonder how long it took to program all those motions (not to mention creating some of the weapons, and setting it all up). Wow.
Eric T said:
You can buy one of these robots for $125 at Make Magazine. They've been discontinued, but Make picked up a few and has them on sale.
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKTY1
smashpro1 said:
For every fucked up thing Japan does, they counteract it with awesomeness like this
jestergoblin said:
i have one of these.
it was a very disappointing present.
DoctorSmashy replied to jestergoblin:
STOP RUINING OUR PATHETIC NERD DREAMS!
Asat replied to jestergoblin:
Do not underestimate the greatness of the iSobot. Note that most of the weapons demonstrated are "homemade". If your iSobot is not living up to its potential, perhaps it is because of its environment.
Leave a bunch of pipe cleaners and ballpoint-pen springs and tiny soldering irons around for iSobot to play with while you're away from home. Maybe then he'll build some of this cool shit like Pax's little guy did. Or, you know, buy it some crayons and maybe it'll express itself through art instead of violence.
MikeWaz said:
I have to say, most impressed with the netgun
DoctorSmashy said:
Those dinosaur scenes were how Jurassic Park 3 should have ended.
TheFitz said:
Dude, that little yellow bobble head thing that the balloon's stuck to in the first clip, I have one of those sitting on my desk right now.
whatsmyhouse said:
WAR HAMMER
Adam "TheRook" Russo said:
Net gun... NET FRIGGAN GUN!
ZeroCorpse said:
1. This is truly fucking awesome. Truly.
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2. This should give us Americans pause. Why? Because Japan, Korea, and China have been putting a lot of effort into robotics-- especially humanoid robots-- and we Americans are still calling remote-controlled things on treads "robots" (they're not. They're waldos.)
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What this means, and the reason it should scare us, is that eventually the people of Asia won't have to die to wage war. They'll send out armies of humanoid robots with weapons, and they'll kick our asses. We won't see it coming when a Chinese ship docks in California, and wave after wave of fleet-footed, well-armed humanoid robots pours out, conquering California in mere hours. Tanks and guns won't scare them. They'll be strong enough to bash through walls. They aren't afraid to die, and will rush out in the middle of a hail of gunfire. Each one will be armed with a small internal bomb. We'll be screwed.
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They'll also be capable of building more robots just like themselves from the resources they seize.
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Months later, America will be a smoking ruin and the Chinese war-droids will hunt those who resist. It's doom I tell you... DOOM!!!!
IisAwesomecakes said:
Want
Blackrabbit said:
The dude who made all the homemade weapons (which is nearly all the weapons in the video) and programmed the bot, and assumeably shot and edited this, isn't getting nearly enough credit.
