A start-up from Tokyo, Japan has now unveiled a massive mech controlled by a pilot. This can make the dreams of people who have always wanted to be a pilot in MechWarrior or BattleTech come true, if they have the wherewithal. The CEO wants to use the mech to illustrate what Japan stands for.
What kind of device is this?
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Mech is intended to be used in disaster relief
What is a mech like that good for? In SF epics like BattleTech, the mechs serve as giant combat robots that decide wars in a world where nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are frowned upon. In this world, mech pilots, like knights of yesteryear, duel on the battlefield and control the giant colossi.
Or they use mechs to stop giant Godzilla-like aliens, like in Pacific Rim.
In the real world, the CEO of the Japanese start-up Tsubame Industries dreams of his mechs being used in disaster relief – or perhaps in the space industry.
CEO Reo Yoshida says he wanted to combine elements of Japan’s strengths in animation, robotics and automotive manufacturing in his Archax merch.
He wanted to create something that said, “This is Japan.”
Apparently he was inspired by the Japanese animated series “Gundam”.
He was fascinated by metalsmithing as a child and learned in his father’s business before founding a company that specialized in hand prostheses.
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