No, really! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-26/japanese-scientists-invent-real-life-transformer-robot/9701190
@El Chup , you beat me to it. I was just going to post this very topic in Techforge. Pretty cool development!
They invented the imaginary plastic ones too, so....it should read "Japan invents Transformers...AGAIN!!". Or "Japan invents Transformers....but this time with feeling!".