Two companies called Snap Design Development and Heat Boys have decided to put together a dream project based on a single idea: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but as mechanised robots. Titanium Mecha Ninja Turtlebots? The jury is still out on that one.

Reinvention is the name of the game, and Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is utterly owning it right now by bravely blazing forward with a bold new path.

2018 will see a new take on the iconic half-shell heroes as they emerge from the shadows in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Nicklelodeon’s approach this time since they bought the franchise for all of the monies back in 2009? A radical reimagining of the shinobi quartet, as this new team led by Raphael find themselves battling all manner of mutant and Foot clan threats in New York City.

It’s been almost thirty years since the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first appeared on a TV screen. And every minute of it has been weirdly engrossing.

Is Michelangelo adorable even in space? Yes, yes he is.

Sounds like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan will have more than just regular four player co-op action, as Leonardo slices and dices his way with some slow-mo action.

One lean, mean and green fighting team! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Take a look at three decades worth of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this handy infographic!