Japanese engineers hasten humanity’s extinction, unveil fully-armed four-ton robot [video]

[Corey]

Sometimes it feels as though scientists and engineers have never watched the Terminator or Matrix movies at all. The Guardian reports that Japanese company Suidobashi Heavy Industry is showing off a new robot called “Kuratas” that weighs four tons, stands at 13 feet tall and comes armed with a gun capable of firing “6,000 ball-bearing pellets a minute.” The robot, unveiled this week at the Wonder festival in Tokyo, may sound scary but Suidobashi insists it “makes your dream of becoming a robot pilot comes [sic] true.”

Humans have two ways of piloting Kuratas, either by climbing into the robot itself or by controlling it remotely via a smartphone connected to a 3G network. Suidobashi warns users in its introductory video that Kuratas is “not a normal vehicle so it doesn’t guarantee you safety and comfort.” For anyone interested in buying one, the robot costs roughly $1.28 million.

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[Vanaraud]

Humans have two ways of piloting Kuratas, either by climbing into the robot itself or by controlling it remotely via a smartphone connected to a 3G network.

 

Smart move;) Now we only need AI to control "them".

[Quovadis]

Is it me or do they seem to think of it as a toy?

[TulsaGeoff]

That is bad a

 

Individuals can already buy tanks and retired army jets. I'm not concerned about the mechwarrior

Edited July 31, 2012 by TulsaGeoff

[parrot]

even (kinda) looks like that robot from terminator salvation...hmmm

[slenderman]

Looks like running into a wall would break it.

[Levi]

4 tons of whip a$$

[BnBChumMaster]

Nothin a EMP would take care of.

 

 

Next subject.

[Waster]

Hmm Wonder what guns come standard and it looks like its hand movements are very slow. needs to move lots faster it its gonna take out that guy with the RPG before he takes it out.

 

I WANT MORE for My 1.28M, you know All the guns And the Ammo. Not to mention faster movement speed. Also, good point Chummy, needs to have hardened electronics!

 

NO on the Artificial Intelligence thats to scary LOL

 

Be good equipment for the military though once the beef it up.

[XenoDeki]

It's like they got inspiration from games like Armored Core, Border Break <3, and other mech games to make this one.

[Rabidraccoon]

I get a kick out it driving down the road. Probably normal in Tokyo.