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Sarah Martinez and her husband Pete Marin have transformed their Cleveland home into a scene out of "Transformers," thanks to massive figures they have built and assembled and exhibited in the front yard.

(John Petkovic/The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Egads, we've landed on Cybertron.

Actually, it's Old Brooklyn -- but the home of Sarah Martinez and Pete Marin is pretty out of this world.

For Halloween, the Cleveland couple has transformed their home into a scene out of "Transformers."

The front yard of the two-story wood frame house is consumed with giant robots, the largest measuring 22 feet.

"That's Megatron," said Martinez, as she surveyed her Halloween toy story. "He took about six months to design and build."

No circuit boards or computer chips were used here. And the robots are not made out of junk, as some assume because of the wheels that are used and the metallic look and sheen.

These intergalactic giants are crafted out wood and foam.

"My husband makes furniture and is really good at creating things," she added. "So five years ago, he wanted to decorate the house for Halloween and my step-son asked him to go with a Transformers theme."

Martinez helps with the painting, and by engaging the kids who come to check out the Wichita Avenue house. She also runs a Facebook page dedicated to the display.

Sarah Martinez engages kids that have come to check out the front yard of her Cleveland home, which is adorned with towering Transformers figures.

On Tuesday, there were a dozen children staring in awe as Martinez explained the meaning of the robots. In the process, she reveled in the Halloween spirit.

"Thank you so much for coming," she said. "I'm like a Transformer -- I was sitting here all lonely until you guys got here and brought me to life."

The robots have come to occupy a big part of the family's life. They take a couple days to put up and take down, but a full two to six months to create.

"They're made out of 11-12 parts and we store them in the attic," says Martinez. "We're already planning two, maybe three robots for next year."

Some humans would worry that the robots have consumed their identity, along with their front yard.

Not Martinez.

"It's so much fun for the kids," she says. "Every year, we have neighbors asking us when we're going to get the decorations up because they don't want us to stop."

Just because the decorations aren't up doesn't mean that Martinez and Marin get to stop. Transforming your house into a planet of robots, you see, is a year-long voyage.