When it comes to larger-than-life sci-fi sculptures, no country can hang with Japan. It isn't enough to have the world's largest working robot under construction at the Port of Yokohama—that 60-foot, 25-ton Gundam—so now Japan is also undertaking another icon of titan proportions: ...
20131015-JAPAN-0598-edit The dancers and Fembots of Robot Restaurant. TOKYO – Outside, the city is bracing for the most violent typhoon of the past decade, a storm with winds topping 75 mph that's already dumping endless sheets of rain from the night sky. Yet it all seems mild compared...
Dr. Ichiro Kono, Chair and CEO of Tokyo 2016 said, “the Gundam robot symbolizes the advanced technology for which Japan is famous, and also how this is helping Tokyo 2016 to inspire young people and bring about a green transformation across the city”. Starting August 1 the robot will dis...
Origin: Mechagodzilla is a robot created by aliens who look like gorillas to battle the real Godzilla. Height: 50 meters Weight: 50,000 tons Powers: Large arsenal: missiles, lasers, beam weapons & rockets. He can also fly and has super strength and durability Enemies: Godziila, Anguirus Al...
This animated gem directed by Brad Bird tells the touching tale of a young boy named Hogarth who befriends an enormous alien robot stranded on Earth during the height of Cold War paranoia in 1950s America. As they navigate their way through a world that fears what it doesn't understand, ...
Tokyo Japan - April 8 2016: Giant replica Gundam Performances at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza Odaiba Tokyo Japan. It is 18m tall The sculpture of famous anime franchise robot Gundam.,站酷海洛,一站式正版视觉内容平台,站酷旗下品牌.授权内容包含正版商业图片、艺
Tokyo-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries, maker of the 13-foot Kuratas, accepted the challenge, setting the stage for the first giant robot battle of its kind next year. The exact date and location are yet to be determined. Win or lose, it's all part of Megabots' plan by to make gladi...
Tokyo-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries, maker of the 13-foot Kuratas, accepted the challenge, setting the stage for the first giant robot battle of its kind next year. The exact date and location are yet to be determined. Win or lose, it's all part of Megabots' plan by to make gladi...
A Japanese company is taking service robotics to a whole new level with a giant, humanoid maintenance robot. As New Atlas and other blogs reported, the West Japan Rail Company, also known as JR West, is now using a humongous Gundam-style robot to fix remote railway power lines — and to...
If I’m being perfectly honest, I’m not a huge giant mech/giant robot fan. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full episode of Patlabor or Gundam–though it’s not out of spite or anything! There are only so many hours in the day, and I rarely seem to have time to ...