Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of operating a robot from “Mobile Suit Gundam.” That is the name of a popular Japanese animation television series. It was Nagumo’s favorite show when he was a child. The series features huge, human-controlled machines in battle.

Now Nagumo has made the show come to life. He has built a large robot inspired by the machines. The robot is called LW-Mononofu. The farming machinery company Sakakibara Kikai developed it. The robot is 8.5 meters tall, has two legs and weighs more than seven metric tons. It has a seating area with monitors, and devices for the pilot to be able control the robot’s arms and legs.

Sakakibara Kikai's engineer Masaaki Nagumo controls the bipedal robot Mononofu from its cockpit. Sakakibara Kikai's engineer Masaaki Nagumo controls the bipedal robot Mononofu from its cockpit

The 44-year-old Nagumo spoke to the Reuters news agency about the popularity of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series. It inspired movies, manga, video games and more. And so, he suggested the robot could be popular as well.

“I think this can be turned into a business opportunity,” Nagumo said.

Aliqismet Badalov,

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