Overview
- Soundwave fully auto-converts between robot and cassette player and doubles as a functional Bluetooth speaker and tape deck.
- Robosen cites 84 high-performance chipsets and 28 precision servos to power the transformation, poses, and motion routines.
- Front deck buttons control playback functions, and a built-in microphone enables on-device audio recording in cassette mode.
- The figure recognizes 48 voice commands with the wake phrase “Hey, Soundwave,” and features 200+ recorded lines by original voice actor Frank Welker.
- Preorders are live at Robosen and Entertainment Earth, which lists free U.S. shipping and charges at shipment, with HasbroPulse availability expected later.