Xiaomi has launched the Marvel Avengers: Endgame
Iron Man Mk50 Robot that comes with a price tag of 1,965 yuan (US$ 286). The
robot is manufactured by UBITECH and has already been launched in other markets
before now. The Xiaomi-listed price tag isn’t very much different from the
price on Amazon.
The robot is a miniature version of Marvel Avenger’s
Tony Stark also known as Iron Man. It is integrated with a smartphone app that
lets you play as Tony Stark and suit up in the iconic MK50 armor to play
through a series of nanotech weapon field tests and battle drones inspired from
the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The game and robot are integrated using
Augmented Reality. The robot walks and even talks and is like the game player’s
portal into the events themed after Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. You can
download the iOS/Android app on the respective app stores or TenCent app store.
The robot’s face shield is retractable to reveal an
LED screen. You can select specific phrases or upload your own face and even
record audio phrases that pop up when the shield retracts during some gaming
sequence. The Iron Man MK50 Robot has 7 motors that allow it to perform the
following movements: Head up/down, Head side-to-side, arms up/down/fire
repulsor action, turning off the waist side-to-side rotation, walk forward and
walk backwards.
There is an infrared sensor, located in the bottom
front of the Iron Man MK50’s foot which uses reflected infrared light to detect
the edge of an elevated surface, like a table or desk, and prevents your robot
from falling. If your robot detects an edge, it will automatically stop forward
movement and take several steps backwards.
The robot weighs 1.2Kg and has two built-in lithium
polymer batteries. The batteries charges in just one hour via a USB port. The
Iron Man MK50’s charging port is located under the panel flap in the robot’s
right shoulder blade. A fully charged device averages 1.5 hours of play time.
