Brave Robotics posted a video of its latest Transform Robot, a 1/12 scale of an Autobot that can transform from a car to a walking robot in seconds.

The Transformers franchise continues to be a big draw at the box office, but what if the characters could leap off the big screen and transform right in your living room? If Japan-based Brave Robotics has anything to say about it, that might be a reality sooner rather than later.

The company this week posted a video (below) of its latest Transform Robot, a 1/12 scale of an Autobot that can transform from a car to a walking robot in seconds.

On its website, Brave Robotics says it is not a company, but a group of robot hobbyist researchers. The firm dates back to 2002, when Brave developed a device that could transform from robot to vehicle mode, but could not yet walk. It took another year to reach that milestone, and over the last decade, Brave has made enough strides so that it can print parts via a 3D printer for the latest version.

In the three-minute demo video, a Brave employee removes the Transform Robot from a rugged case and places a console-like controller and a toy car about the size of an iPad on a table. Within seconds, the car morphs into a standing robot, which walks backwards and forwards, and turns himself around. The device can shoot what appear to be small darts from its arms, and there are lights to help navigate in dark places. When complete, the Transform pitches forward and returns to car form.

The car has steering controls, and the device includes a Wi-Fi camera up front, so users can see what the robot sees on a nearby device, like an iPad.

A simple on/off switch in the back will hopefully prevent the Transform from rising up and becoming our evil overlord.

The device will be on display at the Tokyo Maker Faire, which takes place Dec. 1-2 at the city's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.