If we learned anything from Boston Dynamics and the DARPA Robotic Challenge, it is that any walking, humanoid robot must be robust enough to survive falling over. This will make a mighty crater when it does!
Wolf0579
What a target for hijacking!
guzmanchinky
The Japanese are so crazy/cool.
buzzclick
No mention of how many electric motors and actuators will be used. In order to function better, perhaps something of this scale should have a combination of motors and hydraulics. The massive scaffolding frame around Gundum is smart. It will allow techs to tweak and repair the robot throughout the exhibition year since this kind of situation will be unavoidable. Looks like the robot will only walk ahead about 25-30 feet, maybe raise its arms and make hand gestures, and walk backwards into its cradle dock, which might explain Yoshiyuki Tomino's dissatisfaction with the project. When he says it "should be more busty", I suspect he means it should have more dynamic movements not the size of his chest. lol
vince
Only 60 feet? The Pacific Rim creatures will swallow it whole.
Gregg Eshelman
"in theory, a fan-made set of actions could be uploaded to the real robot at some point – not that this is currently part of the plan."
Yeah, because you know people would program it to flip the bird then do some pelvic thrusts.
JohnSawyer
buzzclick: My guess is that Tomino meant it should have a bigger chest, since many Gundams do have something of a "manly chest", like a weightlifter.
ljaques
"Yes, it'll be painfully slow. No, it won't be leaping, rolling and fighting evil any time soon." Then what's the use of even building it, I wonder. Unless it's Real Steel/Pacific Rim compatible, just flush it. It's like limiting the top speed of a Ducati to 9mph.