Animation Design
#pop culture #robots #science fiction
The World’s Largest Robot Walks, Kneels, and Points Toward the Sky Above Japan
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An iconic sci-fi character comes to life in the form of an enormous droid that looms 60-feet above Japan. A project of Gundam Factory Yokohama, it’s the tallest robot in the world, and after months of engineering, this life-sized bot now can swivel its head, kneel, point upward, and even walk, despite weighing an incredible 55,500 pounds.
RX-78-2 Gundam robot is straight from Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1979 animated television series that originally was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and animated by Sunrise, before turning into a massive franchise with more than 50 films, television spin-offs, manga, and video games. It was slated for unveiling at a new amusement park dedicated to the bot this October, but the opening has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If you have the chance to visit the Tokyo area in the next year, however, Gundam will be stationed in the Port of Yokohama, which is just south of the city. (via My Modern Met)
Life-sized Gundam in Yokohama is now in testing mode.pic.twitter.com/51HVoraPb7
— Catsuka (@catsuka) September 21, 2020
あれはなんだ？
鳥か、飛行機か？二倍速です！#動くガンダム #gundam #動けガンダム #動く実物大ガンダム #横浜ガンダム pic.twitter.com/jGlarzeVIe
— なんちゃん（祝ガンプラ40周年） (@nansei2) October 4, 2020
山下公園より
歩くガンダム！
二倍速です！#動くガンダム #gundam #動く実物大ガンダム #横浜ガンダム #動けガンダム pic.twitter.com/DIPqAGhmNW
— なんちゃん（祝ガンプラ40周年） (@nansei2) October 4, 2020
#pop culture #robots #science fiction
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