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:''Real Gear Robots are a type of Transformer in the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Real Gear Robots are [[Allspark Mutation|Allspark Mutations]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[Image:Realgear lookandfindtf.jpg|thumb|250px|Don't get him wet.]]
{{quote|Uncover one of the most closely held secrets on Earth, known only to very few humans. The power of the Allspark has been unleashed, and machines all over the world have come alive. Unlock their secrets and join the battle!|Real Gear Robots toyline summary}}


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</td><td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px 5px 10px;font-family: 'lucida console', arial, sans-serif;"> Uncover one of the most closely held secrets on Earth, known only to very few humans. The power of the Allspark has been unleashed, and machines all over the world have come alive. Unlock their secrets and join the battle!
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Real Gear Robots toyline summary</cite>


'''Real Gear Robot''' is a catchall term for [[Earth]] machinery brought to life as [[Transformers]] by the [[All Spark]] in [[Movie (franchise)|the movie continuity family]].  The term originates with the "Real Gear Robots" sub-line of [[Movie (toyline)|Movie toys]], which features Transformers created from real earthen consumer electronics brought to life in this manner and defines itself with the quote given above.
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For lack of a better alternative, '''{{SITENAME}}''' is currently using the same term to refer to the numerous other non-toyline robots created in this manner, which appeared in the film itself and in ancillary materials and promotions.  This is not an official or even widespread usage, but they fit the description given above, even if it's hard to consider a car "gear".  {{SITENAME}} considers this terminology ''temporary'' until another term is found or agreed upon.
'''Real Gear Robots''' are a subgroup of [[Allspark Mutation|Allspark Mutations]]—machinery brought to life as [[Transformers|Transformers]] by the [[All Spark|All Spark]]




:''French term'': '''Techno-Robots'''<br>
:''French-Canadian term'': '''Techno-Robots'''&lt;br /&gt;
:''Spanish term'': '''Robots Aparatos'''
:''South American Spanish term'': '''Robots Aparatos'''


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==Fiction==
==Toyline==
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===Fiction===
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Though the ''Real Gear Robots'' toys were released (presumably as part of the [[Hungry Dragon]] counter-information campaign) to expand on the brief appearance of similar robots in the movie, many Real Gear Robots appear to predate the March 16 2006 cessation of [[Sector Seven]]'s experiments on the [[All Spark]].<ref>[[Spy Shot 6]] has already spent "years" spying on the Decepticons as of 2007, according to his toy bio.  Experimentation on the Allspark ceased on March 16 2006 after the death of researcher [[James Farr]].</ref>  It is unclear if they were deliberately created by [[Sector Seven]] before this and escaped, or perhaps were an unintended result of the Allspark's "area-effect."


===Toys===
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&lt;td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;"&gt;[[Image:Rad-sm.gif|left|93px|No, really.  HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS.]]
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&lt;span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;"&gt;I want to tell you about the Transformers!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;
| '''Autobots'''
''This character article is a [[:Category:Character stubs missing fiction|stub]] and is missing information on their '''fictional appearances'''. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Real_Gear_Robot&amp;action=edit expanding it].''
| '''Decepticons'''
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| '''binoculars'''
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* [[Farsight T-20]]
* [[Longview]]
| &nbsp;
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| '''cell phone'''
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* [[Highline 1070]]
* [[Speed Dial 800]]
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* [[Wire Tap V20]]
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| '''digital camera'''
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* [[Spy Shot 6]]
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* [[Photon T-34]]  
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| '''digital watch'''
| &nbsp;
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* [[Meantime]]
* [[Midnighter XR-4]]
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| '''MP3 player'''
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* [[Night Beat 7]]
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* [[Booster X10]]
|-
| '''portable game system'''
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* [[Hacker X-3]]
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* [[Power Up VT6]]
|-
| '''video camera'''
| &nbsp;
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* [[Zoom Out 25X]]
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| '''videogame controller'''
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* [[High Score 100]]
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* [[Twitcher F451]]
|}
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==Living machines==
The All Spark cube can emit radiation that spontaneously brings to life machinery and electronics which are exposed to it.  It does not do so continuously, but agents working for Sector Seven eventually learned to activate and even channel these pulses of radiation in their base under [[Hoover Dam]].  The cube also emitted a pulse when dropped by [[Sam Witwicky]] as he fled from [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]].


Transformers which have just been created from Earth machines by the All Spark appear to be almost mindless; alive but without concept of the world-- and often feral.  Judging from what we know about some of these robots (see "Toyline" section above) it appears that they ''can'' have full sentience.  It is unknown what causes this difference.  (See "Personalities", below.)
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===Known Real Gear Robots===
* [[AX9-8946-09SU-1]]
* [[Nokia robot|"Samuraï" Nokia cellphone]]
* [[Xbox 360 robot|Xbox 360]]
* [[Dispensor]], the [[Mountain Dew Robot]]
* [[Steering Wheel Robot]]


===Possible Real Gear Robots===
These Transformers seem to be likely candidates, but their actual origins remain unknown:
* [[Dewbot]]
* [[Chevy Autobot|Chevy Autobot]]s<ref>[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] mission on Earth was to ''recruit'' the pre-existent Chevy Autobots.</ref>
* [[Toaster (Movie)|Toaster]]


===Not Real Gear Robots===
==Toys==
Sometimes thought to be Earth-born, the following Transformers are known to have alien origins (the drones arrive on Earth in "cometary" [[transition form]]), and therefore were not animated by the All Spark on Earth:
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* [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]
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* [[Dropkick]]
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* [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; '''Autobots'''
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; '''Decepticons'''
* [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]]
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* [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
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* [[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]]
&lt;td&gt; '''binoculars'''
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* [[Farsight T-20|Farsight T-20]]
* [[Longview|Longview]]


&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &nbsp;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt; '''cell phone'''
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Highline 1070|Highline 1070]]
* [[Speed Dial 800|Speed Dial 800]]


==Personalities==
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All the Real Gear Robots in the 2007 film appear to be evil little beasts.  Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] has offered some potential explanations for this both at BotCon 2007 and on the official movie forum, but as usual is careful not to make any declarations.  Orci wrote in response to one fan's query, "It is meant to power Cybertron, not adapt human technology. Also, since all earth's tech is reverse engineered from Megatron, maybe that affects the outcome, too."[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387031&postcount=170]  He also wrote, "Prime intended to use the Allspark to repower Cybertron as it was intended. Megatron wants to abuse it by creating Transformers directly, which makes souless, primal Transformers."[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384935&postcount=29]
* [[Wire Tap V20|Wire Tap V20]]


Both of these statements contain plausible explanations for the violence and hostility observed in the behavior of the robots in the film itself, but they do not make allowances for the fully-developed personas observed in the ''Real Gear Robots'' toyline and other supporting material.  A possible solution is that these may take place in different continuities than the film itself, such that the All Spark may operate a bit differently.  Alternatively, it could be that -- given enough time -- an Earth machine animated by the All Spark might eventually develop consciousness.  Or, perhaps not all robots are created equal.  It could simply be that, while most are feral, some are not.
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&lt;td&gt; '''digital camera'''
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* [[Spy Shot 6|Spy Shot 6]]


A final explanation can be taken from a mission in ''[[Transformers: The Game|Transformers: Autobots]]''.  When the Autobots attempt to retrieve the All Spark, it produces drones from the local machinery to defend itself.  As such, the All Spark-created transformers may have been feral as a survival mechanism.
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* [[Photon T-34|Photon T-34]]  


==Titan Magazines==
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Real Gear Robots contain solidified All Spark energy in their chests that resemble small, red All Spark cubes.
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&lt;td&gt; '''digital watch'''
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* [[Meantime|Meantime]]
* [[Midnighter XR-4|Midnighter XR-4]]


The living machines continued to run amok in Mission City until Starscream began killing them and taking their energy for his own purposes. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7}}
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&lt;td&gt; '''MP3 player'''
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Night Beat 7|Night Beat 7]]


&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Booster X10|Booster X10]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt; '''portable game system'''
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Hacker X-3|Hacker X-3]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Power Up VT6|Power Up VT6]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt; '''video camera'''
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; &nbsp;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Zoom Out 25X|Zoom Out 25X]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt; '''videogame controller'''
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[High Score 100|High Score 100]]
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;
* [[Twitcher F451|Twitcher F451]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The '''Real Gear Robots''' toyline is the long-in-coming return of "mechanical device" transformers along the lines of the original [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Reflector]], whose [[alt mode]]s are all common hand-held electric devices.
*The '''Real Gear Robots''' toyline is the long-in-coming return of "mechanical device" transformers along the lines of the original [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], whose [[Alternate mode|altmodes]] are all common hand-held electric devices.
 
*The Real Gear Robots toys were created at [[Hasbro]] in line with the designs of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise that ran through 2005 into the first half of 2006.  Their release was held back, and this resulted in serendipity with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] marketing blitz, since cell phones and other electronic devices become Transformers in the film.<ref>Hasbro representative, [[BotCon 2007]].</ref> Evidence of this can be seen on the stickers of several "first-use" molds, which have ''Cybertron''-series characters on them. (Later [[redeco]]es of these molds were given different stickers, with movie characters on them.)


*None of the Real Gear Robots that appeared in the movie were in the leaked script except the XBOX 360 robot. The ones in the film were a Nokia phone, a [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew vending machine]], a steering wheel and an XBOX 360. In the script, they were an iPod, devices in a truck and plasma televisions.
*The Real Gear Robots toys were created at [[Hasbro|Hasbro]] in line with the designs of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise that ran through 2005 into the first half of 2006. Their release was held back, and this resulted in serendipity with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] marketing blitz, since cell phones and other electronic devices become Transformers in the film.&lt;sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-0" title=""&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Evidence of this can be seen on the stickers of several "first-use" molds, which have ''Cybertron''-series characters on them. (Later [[Redeco|redecoes]] of these molds were given different stickers, with movie characters on them. The Japanese versions released by [[TakaraTomy|TakaraTomy]], on the other hand, had the ''Cybertron''-based stickers replaced with Movie-based stickers from the get-go.)


==References==
==References==
<references/>
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Hasbro representative, [[BotCon 2007|BotCon 2007]].&lt;/ol&gt;
 


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Real Gear Robots are Allspark Mutations from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

<table align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;padding:9px 10px 0 10px;"> “ </td><td valign="top" style="padding:4px 10px 5px 10px;font-family: 'lucida console', arial, sans-serif;"> Uncover one of the most closely held secrets on Earth, known only to very few humans. The power of the Allspark has been unleashed, and machines all over the world have come alive. Unlock their secrets and join the battle! </td><td width="20" valign="bottom" style="color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;padding:10px 10px 0px 10px;"> ” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Real Gear Robots toyline summary</cite>

</td></tr></table>

Real Gear Robots are a subgroup of Allspark Mutations—machinery brought to life as Transformers by the All Spark


French-Canadian term: Techno-Robots<br />
South American Spanish term: Robots Aparatos

Fiction

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<td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"><div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;">

No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS.
No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS.

<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">I want to tell you about the Transformers!</span><hr /> This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it.


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Toys

<table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> </td><td> Autobots </td><td> Decepticons </td></tr> <tr> <td> binoculars </td><td>

</td><td>   </td></tr> <tr> <td> cell phone </td><td>

</td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> digital camera </td><td>

</td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> digital watch </td><td>   </td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> MP3 player </td><td>

</td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> portable game system </td><td>

</td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> video camera </td><td>   </td><td>

</td></tr> <tr> <td> videogame controller </td><td>

</td><td>

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Trivia

  • The Real Gear Robots toyline is the long-in-coming return of "mechanical device" transformers along the lines of the original Perceptor and Reflector, whose altmodes are all common hand-held electric devices.
  • The Real Gear Robots toys were created at Hasbro in line with the designs of the Cybertron franchise that ran through 2005 into the first half of 2006. Their release was held back, and this resulted in serendipity with the Movie marketing blitz, since cell phones and other electronic devices become Transformers in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> Evidence of this can be seen on the stickers of several "first-use" molds, which have Cybertron-series characters on them. (Later redecoes of these molds were given different stickers, with movie characters on them. The Japanese versions released by TakaraTomy, on the other hand, had the Cybertron-based stickers replaced with Movie-based stickers from the get-go.)

References

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Hasbro representative, BotCon 2007.</ol>

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