Kuratas

SUIDOBASHI HEAVY INDUSTRY has introduced their fully configurable Kuratas robot. Designed by artist/ironworker Kogoro Kurata, along with Wataru Yoshizaki (controls/electronics) and Yusuke Kitani (engineer), the Kuratas robot stands 12 ½ feet tall, weighs in at over 4 tons and features roughly 30 hydraulic joints which enables the robot to move its arms, 4 legs (each with its own wheel) and torso independent from each other. Powering the mech is a diesel engine (unknown as to what engine, or drive-train for that matter) that has a top speed of just over 6 mph, which may be slow but I doubt that anyone driving behind you will be honking their horn in a fit of road-rage. The company can outfit the Kuratas, based on your preference, with multiple ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons systems that include dual Gatling guns, Iron-crow grip claw, Iohas rocket launcher, Kuratas hand-gun and Pilbunker rifle. Each weapon fires either plastic bio-degradable BB’s or water bombs, so don’t expect to do much damage to your target. This is intentional. The designers meant to do as the robot is actually a piece of art rather than a war machine. However, you could probably replace those with actual weapons platforms and weaponry if you so desired.

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Kuratas, made by Suidobashi Heavy Industry, can be controlled either through the one-man cockpit or from the outside using any smartphone connected to the 3G network.
The robot, which is set will go on sale for £900,000, has around 30 hydraulic joints which the pilot moves using motion control.

As it is made to order the style conscious buyer will not have to worry about sticking to the grey exterior - it comes in 16 colours, including black and pink, and for an extra £60 they will sort you out with a cup holder.

Simple touch: All you need to remote control the robot is a 3G connection and works particularly well with iPhone's touchscreen

If you are not the piloting kind of millionaire, Kuratas can be operated using what Suidobashi calls the ‘Master-Slave system’ where you control the robot’s movements from outside using any device with a 3G network such as an iPhone.

‘Automatic alignment allows you to lock on your enemy target. Kuratas will not allow any targets to escape.
'With the alignment set appropriately the system will fire BBs when the pilot smiles.’

Sources:
http://suidobashijuko.jp/
http://www.element14.com
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