In news that’s sure to excite any Transformer out there hoping to start a band (I’m looking at you, Soundwave) Youtuber Mattias Krantz went and built a custom ukulele that can instantly transform into an electric guitar mid-performance. Apparently Mattias built the instrument because he felt ukulele players don’t get

Because it was only a short matter of time until Hasbro sniffed out the couple bucks in my wallet, Hasbro Pulse is releasing the Transformers Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt ($57 pre-order, ships September 1st). In robot form Mysterious Prime stands approximately 6″ tall and includes interchangeable heads for

This is a video of Unitree’s $650,000 GD01, a giant 1/2 ton humanoid mecha a person can ride inside. It can either walk upright bipedal human style, or transform and walk on all fours like a terrifying robotic animal. The sound of it clanking down the street — that was

This is a video of two rollerbladers doing their best Autobots impression and transforming and rolling out as a car. That looks like a good time. Probably more so being the driver than the car though, because I have no core strength and would have just run over my own

Because if there’s one thing LEGO is good at, it’s digging all the way to the bottom of my wallet, past the nonexistent cash and expired fast food coupons to the one pre-paid credit card I save for emergencies. I hope you’re happy with yourself, LEGO. And laying claim to

Because some people never give up on their childhood dreams (mine are so far gone I can’t even remember what they were), this is a video of engineer James Bruton (previously) building a rideable Transformer. In drivable car form, it’s about the size of a Power Wheels for tweens, and

This is a short video of a cat crawling into a trucker hat (left on the floor by somebody who also left their Oakleys, and may have been raptured) and instantly transforming into a turtle. Great, now I want a curtle. Ideally one that uses the litter box, although I

These are several videos of an impressively made “>Optimus Prime toy from Robosen Robotics ($1000!) that not only fully transforms from tractor trailer to humanoid (and back again) by itself, but also takes vocal commands. Honestly, I hate robots with a passion and it still made its way to the