A real estate company in the city of Jilin, Jilin province, had two robots, modeled after characters from the Hollywood blockbuster Transformers, which cost 600,000 yuan ($96,700), on display, on April 23.

Passersby taking photos with the 2-meter-tall Bumblebee, a copy of a Transformers character. [Photo/asianewsphoto]

The developer, who originally got the two mechanical men to help with a new real estate project promotion, saw how the two were catching the eye of passersby who stopped by and took photos,?and then?put them on display.

An 8-meter-tall Optimus Prime on display in front of the company. [Photo/asianewsphoto]