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It's Bertie, the Pipebomb Robot Toy

Bertie the Robot is a sentient pipebomb, trained for desert combat and handy with both a handgun and a rocket launcher. He's got a lot of cool gear, but I'm still not sure how he aims when he has no eyes and a hole in his head. Conceived and built by artist Ashley Wood, Bertie is part of the perhaps slightly sarcastically-named "world war robot" series. You can check him out in combat action below, and also meet his evil twin Dirty Bertie. More »

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io9 Talks To Half Of World War Robot

Artist Ashley Wood has worked on everything from Judge Dredd to Spawn, has brought life back to Tank Girl, and is now working on World War Robot. Writer Jon Gibson (of I Am 8 Bit and Nerdcore fame) describes it as "Band of Brothers with gun-toting machines." Check out the details beyond the jump. More »