Summary
Toy Storyhas covered so many generations across its four movies that just about everyone from age five to 35 has wondered whether their toys come to life whenever they leave the room. I can’t confirm that they don’t, but there is now a Buzz Lightyear toy that comes to life when you’re looking right at it. Disney revealed its realistic robotic Buzz Lightyear last week, and everything about it is almost guaranteed to wow you, including the price.
I remember the original Buzz Lightyear action figure that was released shortly after the first movie and how sought after it was. I never did get one, but I’m not still bitter about it, I swear. Almost 30 years later, comparing that OG toy to this 2024 take on the action figure would be akin to comparing an Etch-a-Sketch to an iPhone 16. Created by Robosen - the same companyresponsible for this $1,200 Megatron- this Buzz Lightyear figure is more robot than action figure.
In fact, Robosen’s Buzz is quite literally closer to a robot than it is an action figure. While it might look like a highly detailed Buzz Lightyear toy when standing motionless, when it starts to do its thing, it’s revealed that this is as close to a toy coming to life as we are ever going to get. It takes more than 3,000 parts to build one of these Buzz-bots, including 75 microchip and 23 motors. The result is a Buzz Lightyear toy that can move and talk just like the character in the movie, but unfortunately, he still can’t fly.
Disney Has Created A Robotic Buzz Lightyear Action Figure With Robosen
But Owning a Buzz Robot Costs As Much As You’d Expect
The Buzz robot can say several phrases from the Toy Story movies, its mouth moving realistically as he does, and the figure’s eyes even move to track with whatever movements it’s making. Those movements include aiming its arm-mounted laser, communicating with Star Command, and popping his own wings out. There’s also a companion app you may use to play with its presets, and if you’re savvy enough to do so, a PC program you can use to mix things up and make your own unique Buzz movements.
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Created by Robosen in conjunction with Disney, the Buzz Lightyear robotic action figure is about as high-end a Toy Story toy as you’re ever going to find. Made of 3,000 parts with 23 motors and 75 microchips, the figure moves and speaks like the Buzz from the movies. Its mouth movers realistically when it speaks, and it performs poses from the films, including when Buzz uses the laser mounted onto his arm.
Okay, we’ve put it off long enough, let’s talk about the price. While it might say action figure right there on the Disney Store page, this is a Buzz Lightyear robot capable of some amazing things, and its price reflects that. It’ll cost you the princely sum of $599 if you want to make one of these high-tech Buzz Lightyears your own. Clearly, more people than you might expect are willing to pay to make that happen as the figure’s pre-orders have already sold out. Hopefully it will be back in stock once the figure is officially released on June 08, 2025. If I had $600 to spend on an action figure, I’d pay it for the box alone which is a replica of Buzz’s packaging in the movies.
