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Meccano Spyke robot ready for duty

First spied glaring at the Lego Mindstorm sets at the British Toy Fair earlier this year, Meccano's mecanoid baby is finally ready to roll.He'll be wh

First spied glaring at the Lego Mindstorm sets at the British Toy Fair earlier this year, Meccano’s mecanoid baby is finally ready to roll.He’ll be wheeling himself into shops from September with a rather attractive £200 price tag attached to his caterpillar tracks.Naturally he’ll be arriving in pieces, ready for your creative assembly in one of several menacing guises. Equipped with Wi-Fi he can do your robot bidding remotely, patrolling the hallway with his built-in webcam as you sip Mojitos on Blackpool beach.Despite his tank tracks Spyke can climb stairs, so don’t think you can escape to the bedroom if he turns evil. He’s also compatible with other Meccano pieces, so don’t go leaving any of your old projects lying around – there’s no telling what he could turn himself into.EssentialsMeccano SpykePrice: £200On sale: September Contact: Red 5Related stories:Spyke unleashed at the British Toy FairMeccano security bot comes in piecesRobots rule at CES

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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