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What’s great about the Japanese is they are always thinking about building giant robots. What’s scary about the Japanese is THEY ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT BUILDING GIANT ROBOTS!
But how much would it actually cost to build a Gundam? Finally we have the answer: $725 million. At least that’s the figure someone at SciencePortal (via Pink [...]
Our Christmas message to the parents of the world has been clear and firm: Steer clear of the hoard of robot toys flooding the market this year. But there is one robot toy out there that has piqued even our jaded interest; exotic gifts boutique Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a genuine seven-foot tall replica of [...]
The original giant robot of anime, Gigantor. Happy Friday!
At Robodock 2007, some engineers from Robochrist Industries built a huge hydraulic hand controlled by an armature that fits on the operator’s arm. Their next project should be to turn this into a giant game of Rock’em Sock’em Robots.
(from Wired)
That is right folks, the official word from ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura is that Japan’s ag ministry is not the department to call if you have questions or concerns about Gundam. That would be the Giant Robot Ministry, which I believe is the largest agency in the Japanese government.
What actually prompted this statement was [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdRQuMayTqk
Holy crap it’s Robosaurus. Run for the hills! I’m ashamed to admit thhis, but I would really love to see Robosaurus take on the 50-foot tall Michael Jackson android with laser-beam eyes, if they ever build it. I would even pony up to see that on pay-per-view.
Senkousya 2 - The Chinese RobotUploaded by daisu
The Chinese are trying hard to catch up to the rest of the world in technology, living standards and many other areas. By the look of this video they are also trying to advance the state of their CGI robot animation. Not a bad effort, but I don’t [...]
There’s really nothing better than hot robot on robot violence, I say, and so I was very glad to come across this video from Steven Wagner (via Pink Tentacle) that was pieced together from some old anime footage that was clearly done as a warning to the Japanese about the dangers of building robots.
In [...]
It’s no real secret that Michael Jackson is an oddball, but I think he’s really gone over the line here. Apparently he’s commissioned someone to build a 50-foot robot in his likeness. And no, I’m not making this up, I’m not on crack, and it’s not April Fool’s Day.
According to the New York Daily News, [...]
