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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 3292088" data-attributes="member: 11437">Animate Object gives a normally inanimate object the ability to move.  The movement is land-based unless you add Flight or another movement power with the Affect Others option.  This ability would have no effect on objects that can already move, although you could make an unoccupied car move (since it cannot move on its own).  It does not give the inanimate object the ability to attack, though you could cause it to ram a target.EDIT: I looked at Animate Object again, and it looks like you basically build the animated object as a construct, and can add things like attacks and other abilities.  This seems fairly complicated, but if you want to pursue it, go ahead.Datalink has an Alternate Effect (basically an Alternate Power feat) that enables you to control machines.  You would probably want this for your character.  With this power (and the power feat), you could fully control a computer, access its memory, etc.  If you were to control a machine or robot with an attack ability, it would retain that ability along with any other functions.In fact, given the above, you may want to go with Datalink over Animate Object.  I think Datalink better describes what you are trying to do, though you are welcome to do both.</blockquote>