Transformers introduced us to a level of tech we could only dream of in the 1980s because, well, Autobots and Decepticons are fictional beings from a faraway planet.
While there sadly may never be a time when a sentient Optimus Prime walks among us, Hasbro and Robosen Robotics showed off the next best thing this week.
A robotic Megatron that can transform from its bipedal form into a tank and back again whenever you command it to do so, joining a growing range of robotic Transformers and becoming the first Decepticon to join the line-up.
There are two ways to make your impressive new Megatron transform - either by using the robot's companion app, or simply by telling it to.
That's right, an evil robotic Transformer that does exactly what you tell it to. Not the beginning of some villainous origin story, or at least I hope not, but a reality that can be realized right now.