https://youtu.be/2VX5nIsBbKU?t=5h26m47s  
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@Tetragrammapony  
Honestly it’s still being built, even if it’s functional to a degree, hopefully they have the fprethough to change a few things before trying to actively market the entire kit.

@Dig Dug  
Being Russians making the robot, is probably powered by vodka.

@Background Pony #83B3  
Changing mane color/voice would put the creators out of harm’s way, most likely.
 
I get what you’re saying, but look at this from the corporate sales view: if this gets traction and little girls start nagging their parents to buy this “Sweetie Belle moving doll”, how many parents would actually be able to tell the difference? In the scope of the total MLP:FIM viewerbase Sweetie Bot is still a niche injoke.
 
And Hasbro has legal presence in Russia. As someone who worked for global corporations with Russian subsidiaries, I assure you it’s quite easy to put pressure via local teams.
 
I don’t want this to suffer the same fate as Fighting Is Magic, but the ice they’re walking on is rather thin.

@Tetragrammapony  
Sweetie bot is a robot pony, you could put another wig on it and change the voice. Hasbro doesn’t own the patent on ponies. They can market just the body and the hair, voice etc can come as extras you download for free from somewhere.
 
Not to mention that the guys building this are from Russia, legally speaking Hasbro can’t do much in this case.

@Background Pony #83B3  
I’m willing to bet that to most people outside of the community that gets the Sweetie Bot joke (and knows about Friendship Is Witchcraft in general) a Sweetie Bot robot would be indistinguishable from a Sweetie Belle robot. The defending side would have to make an amazingly solid case proving that Sweetie Bot is parody enough to not fall into trademark violation.

@Tetragrammapony  
They can’t, Sweetie Bot is an original character.

@AlexAngel  
Right until Hasbro notices and C&D’s this into oblivion.

@Dig Dug  
Wireless floor mat.

@justus  
I want one of those turret robots.

I can’t help but think of Doom 3 when I see this.

Amazing!

What has science done?!

This guy is going to make a lot of money…. :)

Very Cool. When this hits store shelves, will there be optional surface to air missile attachments?
 
Speaking of charging, for some demented reason, this old video comes to mind. =P
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBJxZf-Dgs

@Dig Dug  
I hope is in the chest area, they wouldn’t want to have SB to rub off like a cat to get power.

…so where does she plug in to charge

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@TheEVillekid  
I’d assume coding and hull integrity are still underway. From what I’ve seen this is technicaly a prototype still.

This is wonderful. So is she finished now?

ironic that the first pony to become real is sweetie bot