2023-10-09 05:30:00
Looking for a gift that matches the love you have for your teenager who is a fan of Japanese anime or the Transformers franchise? This 4.5 meter high and 3.5 ton mecha should more than do the trick. Nicknamed Archax and designed by Tsubame Industries, this behemoth is directly inspired by the Japanese science fiction animated series Mobile Suit Gundam, the first episode of which was broadcast in 1979. Its particularity? A cockpit hidden in its torso which allows it to be piloted like any vehicle… or almost! Because the driver can only observe his environment thanks to the images from the cameras attached to the outside of the vehicle. In this vehicle mode, Archax, which has 26 joints, can move at a maximum speed of 10 km/h. In robot mode, it is possible to control the movements of the limbs of the machine, which is then in an upright position, with joysticks.
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Archax required two years of work from its inventors who initially intend to sell five models. Buyers will need to have a well-filled wallet because the robot is already available for presale for 3 million dollars, or a little more than 2.8 million euros! Another downside, and not the least: its dimensions. Future buyers will probably have to build a tailor-made garage to store the machine which they will receive 12 to 18 months following having ordered it…
Japanese culture is full of giant humanoid robots like Archax. The proof with the colossus of the railway company JR West hired in 2022 to carry out maintenance work on the group’s high voltage electrical lines. Or once more, with the gigantic robot, 18 meters high and 25 tons, directly inspired by the Japanese cartoon Gundam, which required no less than six years of work for these designers!
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