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Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration::undefined

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[–] dangblingus 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weird. I didn't know Gundams had wheels.

Fucking trash article. Every single outlet reporting on this is calling it a Gundam. Clearly we wouldn't know what a 15 foot tall robot is without someone comparing it to a 100ft bipedal machine with massive guns and lightsabers that looks totally different than what they're describing.

[–] Revonult 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are plenty of instances in anime where mechs (I guess not specifically Gundam) have wheels or skates/wheels, like Code Geass. I think its mostly so they don't have to animate walking on the ground or draw different leg movements/positions.

Edit: added stuff about drawing.

[–] MaxVoltage 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

gundum suits arent real dude its fiction

thats just a lot of car parts assembled incorrectly

and a CEO

and maybe 1 or 2 enginees maybe

/ssssssss

[–] MaxVoltage 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yea when i saw the wheels i knew

this is a attempt at geting funding

that will not be spent on much more than the board members