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

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.