Now he has made it a reality

Now he has made it a reality by creating a giant humanoid inspired by the science fiction franchise."As an anime-inspired robot that one can ride, I think this is the biggest in the world," said Nagumo.5-meter (28-feet) tall, two-legged robot weighing in at more than 7 tonnes. Mononofu, however, might be a bit too large: it is unable to leave the factory without being dismantled because it was built taller than the entrance. But what it lacks in pace, it makes up for with power: the bazooka-like air gun on its right arm shoots sponge balls at around 140 kph (87 miles per hour). It contains a cockpit with monitors and levers for the pilot to control the robot’s arms and legs.Sakakibara Kikai has developed other robots and amusement machines alongside its main agriculture equipment business and rents them out for about 100,000 yen ($930) an hour, for kids’ birthday parties and other entertainment, he said.Developed at Sakakibara Kikai, a maker of farming machinery, LW-Mononofu is an 8..

The company has created robots as varied as the 3.It can move its fingers and tu its upper body China Wholesale Hosiery Machine Comapny Manufacturers and walk forward and backwards."I think this can be tued into a business opportunity," Nagumo, 44, told Reuters, noting the popularity of the iconic series that has spawned movies, manga, video games and more. It is no speedster, however, moving at less than 1 km per hour.Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of suiting up as a robot from "Mobile Suit Gundam", his favourite animation series growing up.4-metre tall Landwalker, the smaller Kid’s Walker Cyclops and the MechBoxer boxing machine - but the mighty Mononofu towers over them all and executes more complex movements.