After a Florida man called his family and told them he planned to kill himself (along with anyone who tried to stop him), police decided to address the situation by sending a ,000 SWAT robot into the man’s home. More »

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“Investigators say they’ve never dealt with a naked man attacking a robot before.” So starts perhaps the most insane local news story we’ve ever heard. According to an ABC affiliate in Florida, a disgruntled man, sporting nothing more than his birthday suit and an AK-47, opened fire on a robot last week, after threatening to shoot himself and anyone who crossed the threshold of his home. The ,000 SWAT bot was sent in to investigate, and captured every inch of the man on video before being pumped full of bullets. Deputies say the man eventually surrendered fully-clothed and was taken for a mental evaluation. No word yet on when or if the footage will be released in a Robo COPS: Disrobed and Dangerous Special Edition. For now, you can check out video at the source link below.

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The Gadget Show selects three Flying Toys products for their prestigious top five, including the ultimate top toy in the remote control category. Company Directors David and Janine Rawlins were delighted to learn that The Gadget Show loved flying their Silverlit Wingsmaster Series I-Fairy ornithopter with it’s furiously flapping wings, the innovative vertical take off V22 Osprey that looks like a plane but flies like a helicopter, and sensational Heli Mission combo comprising a remarkable remote controlled swat truck, with a three channel chopper secretly hidden away inside. The shows presenter Jason Bradbury couldn’t conceal his excitement when the roof doors opened automatically, accompanied by a series of flashing LED lights and sirens, even before the helicopter took off!… The Silverlit Heli-Mission, awarded top flying toy on Channel 5′s popular prime time television programme The Gadget Show. To see the complete range please visit www.flyingtoys.com

Just yesterday we featured Bandai’s cool remote-controlled heli-robot Sky Armor, and now the same company (its subsidiary CCP, to be exact) announced the Mission Carrier SWAT [JP], a combination of a truck and helicopter. And this toy is even better than Sky Armor.

The cool thing about the SWAT truck is the sound and the elevating deck: Push a button on the remote to make the panels in the back of the truck open and reveal the mini helicopter inside of it. The helicopter can then be controlled just like every other RC helicopter (for 5 minutes after a 30 minute charge). Needless to say, you can also let the truck itself drive around.

The Mission Carrier SWAT set will be available only in Japan from the end of this month (price: $90). Contact the Japan Trend Shop or Geek Stuff 4 U if you want to get one shipped outside Japan.

This video shows the truck and heli in action: