Kyle Weems, owner of Kyo’s Toys, announced his first new production yoyo in more than 5 years and holy crap is it ever impressive.
The Death Robot Mg not only wins for best. yoyo. name. ever, but it also features a magnesium body and stainless steel weight rings. Because really, why not? Here are a few words from Kyle about why he chose these materials:
Magnesium is an incredible material. It is as strong as aluminum, but only 2/3 the weight. That means it does a fantastic job of ‘getting out of the way’ and allowing great freedom of design. It means allowing amazing weight placement without being heavy.
What’s the catch?
Magnesium is also expensive.. really expensive. In addition to that, it’s dangerous to machine (perfectly safe in final form) because the dust is explosive (among many other safety issues). Because of this, it’s not an easy material to use, but it’s well worth the effort.
Death Robot Mg Specs:
Diameter: 56mm
Width: 43mm
Weight: ~62.5g
Response: 19mm slim pads
Bearing: Size C
Kyle has done an Amazing amount of study and testing concerning All aspects of Yoyo functionality. Well versed in: metallurgy, physics, machining, dissimilar material combinations, Kyle refuses to even consider that yoyo performance peaks out and cannot be improved.
Besides boundless determination and his perfectionist mindset, he is also quite a good Yoyo player. Allowing him to immediately put his Protos to the test.
The images of the Death Robot make me lean toward the conclusion that Kyle has created a Beast.