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| The ANTIMON cannot walk, but the engineers say this functionality could be added if they find a buyer willing to pay |
- Group of 12 engineers and 4 technicians adapted ordinary car into robot.
- In a process lasting seconds, the vehicle doors open and extend into arms.
- Then head emerges from the roof, creating a fiercesome-looking machine.
A
group of Turkish engineers adapted
an ordinary BMW into a Transformer that
turns into a giant robot with arms and legs at
the touch of a button.
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| The ANTIMON looks like any ordinary BMW. But it can turn into a giant robot at the touch of a button |
In
a process lasting seconds, the car doors open and extend into two blade-likearms.
Finally,
a head emerges from the car roof, creating a fiercesome-looking machine that
towers over the tarmac.
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| In a process lasting seconds, the car doors open and extend into two blade-like arms |
It
took a team of 12 engineers and
four supporting technicians from Turkish firm
Letvision built the fully-working prototype, called ANTIMON.
Although
the model does not have a price, the company plan to sell the Transformers in
the future.
They
are not currently drivable in traffic, but plans are in place to add an
electric engine that would make this possible.
The
ANTIMON cannot walk, but the developers say this functionality could be added
if they find a buyer willing to pay.
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| Finally, a head emerges from the car roof, creating a fiercesome-looking machine that towers over the tarmac |
The
cost of the gadget has not yet been
decided.
The
fifth installment of the Transformers film is due to hit the big screen in
2017.
Earlier
this month, cars were seen whizzing through the streets of London for the
filming of Transformers: The Last Knight.
Brightening
up the drizzly streets of the capital was an array of shimmering supercars
including a Lamborghini Centenario, a Chevrolet Camaro and an Aston Martin
DB11.
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