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It's still user controlled like a surgical robot but for construction. I'm guessing it's eventually going to be run remotely by a bunch of japanese operators to
by maxglute 2y ago
It's still user controlled like a surgical robot but for construction. I'm guessing it's eventually going to be run remotely by a bunch of japanese operators too old to work in the field. Also disappointingly small for "enormous", was hoping for a gundam.
- core_dumped 2y agoEh, the classic Gundam is around 18 m tall. This comes close at 12 m. The upper body and arms certainly invoke mobile suit aesthetics though
- maxglute 2y agoIt reaches 12m on a telescoped crane, the actual scale of the robot body looks pretty small, smaller than the cab of the truck. Pretty human scale all things considered, makes one wonder if it's goign to be mounted on treads or legs one day for indoor use. It does look very cool indeed.
- bobthepanda 2y agoin the context of a train line, you may not want it any taller, since there are things like overhead wires to deal with if it gets any taller.
- krisoft 2y agoI don't think the argument is that it should be bigger. Just that if it's not enormous we should not describe it as enormous.
- jncfhnb 2y agoPerhaps this can serve as just a single leg of a larger combination though
- ThrowawayR2 2y agoThe AV-98 Ingram from the Patlabor anime is 8 m tall, so I wouldn't count this robot out.
- Izkata 2y agoAnd the Knightmare Frames from Code Geass are around 4-6 meters tall.
- anigbrowl 2y agoGotta start somewhere, once the initial bugs are sorted out we can start forcing ambivalent high schoolers into existential crisis situations.
- anotherhue 2y ago...all's right with the world.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y agoLol
- nashashmi 2y agoBy enormous I was expecting something that could lift a rail car.
- ocodo 2y agoHonestly, I thought it would be towering above Docomo Tower.
- analog31 2y agoI think putting it in a reptile suit would not be too much to ask.
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y agoAs if having a big human conttolled robot could never trigger the dreams of many mecha addicts, right? Lol