Gizmodo: mechrc

Order a MechRC Robot With Your Face on It

Mark Wilson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Most of us haven't grown up to find our own action figure on the shelves of Wal-mart, but MechRC and ThatsMyFace have teamed up to offer you a consolation prize.

Yes, it's a robot with your face on it.

For about $850, this miniature you can be yours. That price might sound like a lot until you realize that this you is way better than the real you. It's programmable, dances better, and happens to be constructed of a little substance we like to call metal.

Oh...we didn't mean to hurt your feelings! Your skin is wonderfully supple. It just won't do much to protect your internal organs in a laser fight. [ThatsMyFace and MechRC via Botropolis]

MechRC Looks Menacing, Heralds Cylon Invasion

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Here's the MechRC, a user-friendly, fully-programmable robot that uses a gamepad to control 17 precision servos which provide 180-degrees of movement. It looks Cylon-class badass in this shot, but from a normal angle it's more a black Optimus Prime than a human-killing bot.

The MechRC has an electronic and mechanical expansion system, so you can build your own version. For $760, however, I would pass until I can upgrade it with gatling guns and laser cannons. [MechRC via Toylogy]

MechRC Robot Does Evolution of Robotic Dance Vid, Original Put to Shame

Kit Eaton — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:09:00 EDT

Incredible: what more's there to say? Incredible. Based on Judson Laipply's "Evolution of Dance Video," but way better. We get to see a robot doing Vanilla Ice's dance moves better than he did. A robot doing the "walk like an Egyptian" dance. The upcoming MechRC robot has been under development for three years and has 17 independently-controlled servos, and built-in audio. And if this video is anything to go by, when it goes on sale in the fall it should make quite a dent in the miniature robot world. [MechRC via RoboSavvy. —Thanks Limor]