Robosen’s self-transforming Bumblebee is finally giving Optimus Prime some backup

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Robosen’s partnership with Hasbro continues with a new Bumblebee self-transforming robot toy launching this summer. Powered by 31 servo motors, Bumblebee transforms from a bright yellow bot to a classic Beetle with a scaled-down design officially licensed by Volkswagen that can be driven using a smartphone and Robosen’s app. They even brought back Dan Gilvezan, who voiced Bumblebee in the ‘80s Transformers cartoon, to record over 200 lines of new dialogue. Robosen’s Bumblebee is available for preorder through the company’s online store for $949, which is a limited time 30-day discount on its full $1,299 price tag. That’s slightly more expensive than Robosen’s $1,200 Megatron that launched last April, but much cheaper than its self-transforming Grimlock Dinobot that debuted in 2023 for $1,700. Standing almost 15-inches tall in robot mo ... Read full article.