Monday, July 30, 2012

Suidobashi Heavy Industry KURATAS - 9 Videos From Wonder Festival 2012 (Via Gigazine)

Suidobashi Heavy Industry KURATAS
'Another step closer to building an actual Gundam in the future'
A Japanese electronics company has unveiled a 13ft super-robot which can be controlled by an iPhone.
The company also released a video where very attractive Anna gives step by step instructions of how to operate the Kuratas.
Rush hour: If you have grown weary of a traditional commute Kuratas is fully functioning on the road - but will not get you to work any faster as its top speed barely hits 7 mph
If you are not the piloting kind of millionaire, Kuratas can be operated using what Suidobashi calls the ‘Master-Slave system’ where you control the robot’s movements from outside using any device with a 3G network such as an iPhone.
The video reminds the viewer of the security instructions on an airplane with Anna taking on the role as futuristic airhostess.
Pilot Anna is set to enter the robot's cockpit and poses with the two men behind it: Wataru Yoshizaki, left and Kogoro Kurata after whom the robot has been named.  She looks out the cockpit of Kuratas - with onlookers breathing a sigh of relief at the stern look on her face as the trigger for the heavy artillery is a smile
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 12:27 AM

    holy shit

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  2. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 12:46 AM

    whoaaaaaa...

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  3. LhasarusJuly 30, 2012 at 1:26 AM

    I am inb4suiton or in b 4 nike629:
    Can't wait for the MG release. Seeing this in 1:1 before the HG being announced means we'll get the MG very soon ;-)

    Seriously: This is neat. A bit like one of the Mechs from Votoms - with too many legs. Scratch-building or kit-bashing this from a Scopedog or a Fatty might be an interesting project. Although I don't mind the industry releasing a nice plamo kit.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    Anna is sexy lol

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  5. ericusinsJuly 30, 2012 at 5:02 AM

    parece un metal gear XD

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  6. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Found myself humming the Votoms theme, while watching the videos :). That is one sweet looking machine, wonder if its test pilots (if any) have the abnormal survivor gene or are Perfect Soldiers?

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    1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 7:49 AM

      Sorry, I mean during its early stages before they finally decided to unveil it in public. :)

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  7. flamerouninJuly 30, 2012 at 7:52 AM

    needs more RG!! (just to imitate nike)

    ok, this is really cool. now what they need to do is to streamline the design and we're good to go. particularly, they might want to lose the two extra "legs". i am actually toying with this idea ever since my time as an engineering student.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    Awesome robot,The leg design reminds me of Eva 05.Though if this was pilot by Lelouch,IT will be a killing spree as he laugh his ass off.XD

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  9. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    If the company is after a defense contract, they have a looooong way to go.

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