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From Sci-Fi to Reality: The Potential for Real-Life Mecha Inspired by Gundam!
I've watched mecha anime, the seriesVoltes V,Robotech, Video Senshi Laserion. In fact the great experience is watching Gundam anime.
In recent years, advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and engineering have brought the idea of real-life mecha closer to reality. Inspired by iconic series like Gundam, researchers and engineers are exploring the possibilities of creating large, human-piloted robots. While we may not have fully functional Gundams yet, the progress made so far is promising. Let's delve into the current developments and the potential future of real mecha.
It happened during 2018
In Japan, engineer Masaaki Nagumo always dreamed of climbing into his very own Mobile Suit Gundam mecha. As an adult, he finally made that dream a reality.
Photos below:Sakakibara Kikai
He created the 28-foot-tall, 7-tonne-heavy LW-Mononofu robot as a project for his employer, industrial machinery maker Sakakibara Kikai, in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture. The metal colossus took six years to finish, and is probably the world’s largest anime-inspired robot that you can actually ride in and control. It can move its arms and fingers, turn its upper body, and walk forward and backward at a snail-like speed of 1km/hour. As any respectable mecha, it also has a weapon – a metal gun that fires sponge balls at a speed of 87 mph.T
The LW Mononofu can be powered by both a 200-volt AC electricity source and a 24-volt DC battery. Its cockpit features levers, pedals and buttons that the rider can use to control the movements of the robot, as well as monitors showing live footage shot by cameras installed at five points on its gigantic body.
its only con is that it can't leave the hangar it was built in, because it is higher than the large door. It has to be dismantled to be taken out…
Despit this the enthuthiasts are determined to make the Giant mecha a real.
Well, thanks to the japanese company called Tsubame Industry, that dream is nearly becoming reality. Well, if we can afford paying it, of course. The small Japanese startup recently showcased its newest product, dubbed ‘ARCHAX’, a pilotable robot inspired by Japanese mecha culture. Standing a whopping 4.5 meters tall and weighing around 3.5 tons, this real-life mecha is powered by a 300V battery and can switch from a standing mode to drivable mode, attaining a top speed of 10 kilometers per hour.
Nonetheless,if someone desires to undergo the thrilling journey with the ARCHAX, he has to pay an estimated 400 million yen ($2.75 million) for one.
It's name is inspired by that of the flying dinosaur Archeopteryx – was recently showcased in a series of videos posted by Tsubame Industry, and the Japanese startup announced that a working version will be presented at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 (formerly the Tokyo Motor Show) in November. As for when the mecha will hit the market, a Tsubame spokesperson said that it is expected to be available in about a year. However, considering the high price tag, the company is targeting wealthy foreign billionaires as potential clients.
Being made of iron and aluminum alloy, while the outer shell consists mainly of FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic). Although the head appears to feature a large camera, it is only for show. In reality, the pilot maneuvering the ARCHAX will have footage captured by 26 different cameras mounted all over the mecha fed into a number of monitors inside the cockpit. The control panel is reportedly similar to that of construction machinery, consisting of two joysticks, a number of pedals, and a touchscreen. Interestingly, the ARCHAX can also be remote-operated.
This mecha can move at a speed of 2 km/h, and in drive mode that speed is increased to 10 km/h. It’s not exactly soaring through the air like in video games, but it’s better than just standing still. It can tilt forward a maximum of 20 degrees in stand-up mode and 30 degrees in drive mode, to ensure that it doesn’t fall over. If these values are exceeded, the system shuts down to prevent serious accidents. The mecha is subject to risk assessment in accordance with the safety regulations of construction machinery and robots.His mechanical arms have 5 movable fingers, and it can grab a variety of things, still the weight of them is limited to 15 kilograms, for safety reasons. Trying to lift something heavy could cause the mecha to topple, putting the pilot at risk and damaging it.
Conclusion
The journey from science fiction to reality is a challenging but exciting path. While we may not see fully operational Gundams patrolling our cities in the immediate future, the advancements in robotics, AI, and engineering are bringing us closer to realizing the dream of real-life mecha. The fusion of technology and imagination continues to push the boundaries of what is possible, making the future of mecha an exhilarating topic to watch.
#sci fi#science fiction#mecha anime#Mobile Suit Gundam#機動戦士ガン��ム#Kidō Senshi Gandamu#Tomino Yoshiyuki#富野 由悠季#Military science fiction#engineer Masaaki Nagumo#robots#real giant robots#ARCHAX mecha#Tsubame Industries#日本国#Japan is great#日本が大好きです#I love Japan#artificial intelligence#giant humanoid robots#technological advancements#日本は素晴らしい#LW-Mononofu#Sakakibara Kikai#サカキバラキカイ
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GR96
@fusionspruntcityjournal
So how do you produce electricity with living plants? Simply by using the natural processes that already occur. In short: the plant produces organic matter via photosynthesis. Only part of this organic matter is then used for its own growth. The rest is excreted via the roots. Around the roots, bacteria feed on the organic matter and they release electrons. If you’re able to harvest the electrons into an electrode, you can couple the first electrode to a counter-electrode and build an electrical circuit, like in a battery. The electrons flow back into the natural system via the counter-electrode, so it’s completely circular. Because we use the natural processes around the plant, nature is not harmed. It works day and night, summer and winter. It only stops when the plant and its surroundings completely dry up or freeze over.
Sedum Oviferum
Sedum pachyphyllum is a ground-hugging succulent that spreads by rooting fallen stems and leaves. The succulent also goes by the names “Cerise Moonstones” or “Mauve Pebbles”. The short and stumpy round leaves have a light silvery-purple color; positioned at a right angles to the stem and curve upward, which in the wintertime, the tips of said leaves will turn into a notorious red.
Sedum Oviferum is a succulent that is very easy to grow and maintain. It is a resilient plant that can tolerate drought, moist and dry soils, and when given adequate exposure to sunlight and sufficient water, Cerise Moonstones will thrive outdoors. The Sedum Oviferum succulent grows at its best with regular exposure to sunlight. If Mauve Pebbles are planted in an area in a garden that gets plenty of sunlight per day, you will be rewarded with bright coloured leaves and flowers. In winter and early spring, Cerise Moonstones actively grow and produce blooms featuring red-orange petals and sepals that have the same pigmentation as the leaves. The flowers produced by Cerise Moonstones have a bell shape and a sugary fragrance.
Subterranean Clover
Trifolium subterraneum is also known as the subterranean clover (often shortened to sub clover), or subterranean trefoil. The plant's name comes from its underground seed development, a characteristic not possessed by other clovers. It can thrive in poor-quality soil where other clovers cannot survive.
This species is self-fertilizing, unlike most legume forage crops such as alfalfa and other clovers, which are pollinated by insects, especially honeybees. It is also grown in places where the extreme ranges of soil type and quality, rainfall, and temperature make the variable tolerances of sub clover especially useful.
Functionality
GR96 are powered by any plant of choosing on their back pod (the one we are going to discuss has a giant Sedum Oviferum and multiple sub clovers to operate) which is held in place by five strong suction cups. They’re manufactured for community gardens (strictly only one per garden), but they can also be bought by high class citizens for private properties, though at a way bigger cost since they’re financed by the city.
They can use their hands as scissors, shovels, and for watering (hence the big forearms, for storing the water), the latter which they do by dipping their hands in a bucket, opening the valve on their forearms so they can fill them up and releasing the water from the pinholes on their palms. Their “eyes” are actually a screen that can show plenty expressions, but the two circles above that peripheral screen are the real environmental sensors. They also have the same sensors on their ankles for inspecting the lower plants and ground without the need of kneeling, and their feet are shaped in a way so that weight is evenly distributed, lowering the chances of damaging a plant if they were to step on it. The ear like protrusions are small solar panels, used as backup energy (they don’t have any communication properties). Their speaker aka their “voice” is the mohawk-like structure on the top (which also has their series barcode 128 on the lower back), but when they speak there are these strips at the sides of the face mask that light up with the volume. The mask (non removable) has a set of pipes that are used for analyzing the air quality and humidity of the area surrounding them.
#my art#fusionsprunt#fusionsprunt oc#fusionsprunt clover#i’ll reblog this again later with their lore and alt design#the sedum oviferum is a fictional succulent i came up with since i couldn’t find one that i liked lmao#literally said fuck it it’s my oc i make the rules#[slaps a giant plant inside]#the energy gathering segment is based on a real article!#in its current state it can only power small leds#but i like to imagine a future where that energy could power full fledged robots :0
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Metalhawk: bro stop calling my people NAILS
Starscream: if you tase me im gonna make u my dead wife istg
Wheeljack: why do your optics turn separate directions whenever i mention the word 'plan'.
Ratchet: yeah i have arthritis so idc if i die tbh :/
rodimus: im buying an rv and me and all these strangers (who like me more than u, not that it matters ) (im hot) are gonna * EXPLODES EVERYONE *
wheeljack, in the middle of discussing a very elaborate pain-staking plan:... ... something just exploded & i wasn't the cause 😢...
prowl: WHERE IS YOUR RAGE
needlenose: i sure love my big dumb evil husband. sure hope a disgruntled little popcorn kernel doesn't detonate a bomb in his head
Wheeljack: fuck my life
Starscream: i love lying, so, naturally-- im gonna become a politician.
ironhide: i saw the hat man
the intelligent Bumble (bee):
#i love bees fat round face so fucking much#i will never stand for g1 bee slander like he is so fucking cute to me#c:#HES LITERALLY JUST THAT STOP BEING MEAN TO HIM#round face bee enjoyer first. everything else second#megatron tried crushing idw bee's robot skull bcs he could not contain the cuteness aggression#see bee to me is like seeing a hamster and wanting to bite its head off#or a spherical bird like u are socute.. how are you Real#transformers idw#transformers#maccadam#bumblebee#wheeljack#needlenose#I FKING LOVE NEEDLENOSE BTW I WANT HIM AND HORRIBULL TO SHOW UP AT BREAKDOWN AND KNOCKOUTS WEDDING UNINVITED#AND ABSOLUTELY CAUSE A GIANT DRUNKEN MESS FOR NO REASON#knockout kills them both#bumblebee says thank primus finally#prowl#ratchet#love how bee was like ... everybody wants to leave me to join stupid awesomesauce rodimus :( they go on a fun vacation meanwhile#im stuck in my shitty fucking house being the sole caretaker of my shitty fucking violent ass sundown grandpa (planet cybertron)#bcs i was always the nice & nuturing sister & then my grandpas gonna die and rodimus is gonna give me an LOL as a funeral expense donation#bumblebee is always the bridesmaid and never the bride so hes just invited to every wedding. thats why he was at knockout & breakdowns#he also loves wedding food#starscream#metalhawk#TO BE FAIR.. BEE DID TRY NOT TO CALL THEM THAT#b4 immediately forgetting after attempting like once or twice and reverting back to calling them nails#ironhide
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This would fix me actually
#alas why cant giant robot car boyfriends be real 😔#bulkhead#tfp bulkhead#not really my self insert but ill tag it anyway since it me lol#transformers self insert#transformers selfship#tf self insert#tf selfship#tfp self insert#human x transformer#transformers x human#Cybertronian f/o#cybertronian x human
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Snarky Din how I miss you
#the mandalorian#din djarin#sorry for complaining so much I just hate he doesn’t have the same expression or interactions like he use to#where’s the sass#where’s the charming vulnerability we got to sometimes see#The moment with Ragnar was the close but he still sounded like a robot#why does his covert not talk like real human beings aghhh drives me insane#also enough with the giant monsters#you can’t just throw in a creature when you don’t know how to do characters or a plot Favreau 😭#the mandalorian spoilers#the mandalorian season 3 spoilers
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Hey aka? Does Optimus Prime interest you aswell? I read this book on watpadd. Basically, theres some tension w reader and optimus until reader got kidnapped by Megatron. Got saved by optimus, and then optimus is doing the reader w a pretty great detail. The title is Teaser by MGX666
Thanks for the fic rec! I am not a super Optimus Prime self shipper, but don’t get me wrong I SO get it .///. I really like how gentle and protective he is of humans, it’s so sweet and makes me feel all warm when I see him do that ☺️ heeehe
^ that guy??? Handsome. Caring. Good leader. He’s an all-round attractive guy. Oh and he’s one of the bigger guys so that’s a plus. 10/10 I would love if he picked me up and reassure me that he’ll do everything to make sure I’m safe. Damn I’m convincing myself just writing this lol
People who have a crush/self ships with Optimus Prime are correct and have good taste 🫡
#june darby is so real for having a crush for him#i was hoping there was gonna be more than one episode where shes fawning over optimus jdshkhfd#giant robot tiny human hes devoted to protecting THAT WHERE ITS AT!!!!!#you should also note that i love megop#because multishipping is the most fun freeing thing#transformers#ask#pls send me more asks abt my opinions so i have an excuse to ramble about guys lol
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How fucked up would it be if the real experiment of the Social Experiments beyond Showfall testing out a live audience with their show was them actually genuinely shutting off their control on Ranboo and maybe temporarily(?) Charlie’s during act 3 (while having the full ability to flip it back on if/when wanted) to see what they would do and how they would react if they ever actually started to broke free, so Showfall would be able to predict and squash any attempts at getting out if something ever went wrong with their fan favorites in the future.
#if we think that Ranboo tried to escape once before the events of TSE this could be a product of that#yeas this ties in to my last genloss post. act 3 isn’t for the audience it’s only for Showfall/Hetch to both test and take some anger out o#I’ve been hardcore mulling over genloss again and this time I’m actually making a post or two about it lmao#Sneeg breaking free was a real glitch. Austin freaking out because he could See was real. Showfall doesn’t have as locked down control#as they would like to. so if they can predict to prevent that going to far if it happens…….#*Rod Serling voice* anyway wouldn’t that be sooo fucked up?#and of course I mean stop them in a way that isn’t JUST ‘let’s set the giant fuckin security monster loose on them’#cause it kinda seems like it’ll go for Showfall employees too if they aren’t careful#unless of course. we want to think Sneeg killed that guard. either way it’s about effectiveness lol#robot rambles#genloss#generation loss#gl ranboo#gl charlie
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Kaiju Concept by Willie Real
“woof woof didn't make the cut (felt too fantasy) but i'll leave him here to growl his furry heads away” — Willie Real
#super giant robot brothers#sgrb#netflix#concept art#willie real#will real#wolf#wolf art#sgrb kaiju#kaiju#character design
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okay which one of you
#THIS IS A REAL SCREENSHOT#I DID NOT EDIT THIS#super giant robot brothers#sgrb#super giant robot brothers spoilers#liveblogging#worf opens their big mouth#20#30
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its really funny to me (and by funny i mean infuriating), how vastly different the acceptable levels of silly nonsense are between different eras of specifically the revival
its like, RTD era: incredibly dumb moment (affectionate), Moffat era: that's silly (derogatory), Chibnall era: I have to suspend my disbelief??? (borderline homocidal)
#the tenth doctor solves a murder mystery with agatha christie#the murderer is a giant wasp/anglican vicar#what a fun romp#11 meets pirates and fights a siren#chiche and bad#12 meets robin hood and fights some robots#but robin hood isn't real#how could anyone take this seriously#13 and giant spiders#how dare chibnall do this to the show#and to be clear#i like all of these episode#okay maybe only the first 2 thirds of arachnids in the uk#but thats beside the point#i like all of doctor who#urrrrgh#anyway#and if its classic#it just gets taken at face value#its like#people make fun of the kandy man#or aliens made of bubble wrap#and its like#its good in context#seek out the context#done complaining now i think
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Not to mention super vs real discourse because it’s stupid but any hardcore real fan who hates supers and saids they only like one super but it’s not getter robo their on my hitlist.
I’m sorry to be biased as I don’t think getter is perfect or anything but I will always be baffled by the people who can’t find enjoyment out of the sheer insanity of getter. They really have no fun in their soul.
“But the robot combing doesn’t make sense” who gives a shiiiiiiit man.
#meg text#this was brought to you by “me stumbling upon a twitter user and forgetting real fans who hate all supers existed”#both sides are bad but I’m sorry more often then not I always see a real fan have to be so fucking annoying#ignoring how supers built the genre of mecha and how real only became a term way later#and also why the FUCK do you care so much about a series about giant robots being realistic#actually implying ANY realism to robot media makes it less enjoyable because androids bend logic lol#just let sci fi be sci fi it has fiction in the title FOR A REASON#Also I’m sorry if I come off toxic cause I might delete shit later and I’m trying to avoid being on social much rn#but I need to find the pettiest shit to rant about to ignore current shit I won’t get into
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Analytical Fanboys discuss Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch from Mercury
For @snowburke's second pick of the year, @boingo-rider, @busterscorp & @thevacuuminator return to the world of real robots.
#YouTube#Video#My Video#Podcast#My Podcast#Gundam#Mobile Suit Gundam#The Witch from Mercury#G Witch#Anime#Real Robots#Giant Robots#Lesbians#Analytical Fanboys#AF#The Vacuuminator#Buster Corp#Boingo Rider#Snowcone83#Modular Media
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yknow when my therapist closed last week's session with a "so next week is the election please talk to me before considering dying" talk I kinda brushed it off but now it's two days away and there it is, that funny feeling once again.
#my diary#(feeling the need for a trip to inpatient amirite)#nah I'm fine I just wasn't expecting to dread it this much this time around#the amount of cognitive dissonance required to survive american politics is truly incomprehensible#the closest I've ever coming to understanding eldritch horror#there's a post that goes around here periodically that talks about how americans don't really have a cool kaiju like japan has godzilla#and I'm not really into kaiju media much but my friends are so I've been seeing more of it#and idk that post got its hooks into my brain and I got to wondering how a kaiju would manifest here#like what would that look like#but brother I think the kaiju is us#the american empire is the kaiju being inflicted on the rest of the world#and we're in-the-hills-in-the-cities-style bound to this unstoppable empirical monstrosity that's consuming and destroying the whole planet#and at this point in my life I feel like I woke up from the matrix but am still stuck and plugged into the battery pod#too weak to break free but you can't un-awaken (at least not entirely)#so you're just....... stuck in the pod and forced to occasionally re-enter delusion land to cast a ballot#like the ballot is going to affect the giant squid robots back in the real world somehow#this metaphor is getting away from me which means I'm ruminating so I'm gonna go play splatoon now#all this to say I hope kamala harris wins#and ha ha hee hee hoo hoo my therapist was right I'd get weird about the election even though I thought I'd be normal and fine
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is it strange that the Enigma of Combination was so vilified(?) for being the Thing That Makes Combiners or is it just 5am
#transformers#idk if my critical reading skills slipped my brain while i was reading idw#or if prime wars is so bad i just cant understand it at all#but was the main problem w the enigma the fact that it turned 5 robots into 1 big robot as a sixth entity borne of its components#who had a personality & independence as real as any of its component members yet could willingly dissociate into those 5 robots again#& by virtue of that independence could only be controlled by a governing body by replacing one or more of its gestalt#w someone loyal to that governing body or even singular person/ideal#thus fundamentally altering how the 1 giant robot's priorities & worldview are structured in a way that borders on mind control/manipulatio#but in the absence of that alteration the 1 robot & its gestalt would be treated as an unstable threat even when uncombined#even if the gestalt and/or combiner show no evidence of these threats & may just want to exist outside of combat#& that the enigma is what put the gestalt together as a combiner for better or for worse & can readily do so whenever#or should i have just gone to bed six hours ago when i was tired#maccadam
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hmm i was just thinking about wilzard and realized i’ve never showed them on here?? they were originally intended as a fun persona for my art and then they evolved into a general oc who just like. vaguely resembles me and i love them very much
#they own a metal shop with their giant soup-can and scrap metal robot named gerald#they also like clocks !! me too#if you’re wondering how the clock apron works don’t ask me i don’t know#that’s wilzards business#i don’t actually have any real lore or story for them i just think they’re silly!!#they often appear as a little floating guy in my art (as pictured in last 2 images)#i adore them#oc art#wiklm art!!
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...............I BET AIURA AND TERUHASHI WOULD BE DRIFT COMPATIBLE
#so guess what classic im watching#teruhashi would hate it so much but they would be so effective#aiura: open wide babe :D time to drink your feminism juice#teruhashi: SCREECHES WHY CANT I JUST HIT THE KAIJUS#saikis the OP bitch driving solo cus he cant just explode them with his mind for some reason#weve seen him not hesitate to get in the giant robot like shinji hed be down#kub*kai fans boutta get real mad at me for putting them in a robot together and making kuboyasu kiss saiki anyways lmao#in fairness kaidou wouldnt be too happy about having to see his dads kiss POV style either i bet ;akdjf
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