Japan made a giant fighting robot from anime

The Japanese Gundam factory Yokohama presented tests of the new 18-meter humanoid robot Gundam. In the video,

which the developers published, you can see how the robot goes down on one knee, raises and lowers its limbs or index finger.

This robot will be part of an amusement parkGundam, which Japan wants to open during 2020. The entire ride is built around the popular Gundam anime universe. It tells about the distant future, where people fight each other with the help of huge humanoid robots.

The design of the robot completely matches the appearancethe main character of the anime Gundam, the longest (by the number of episodes) in the history of this genre. The robot's story brings together dozens of TV series, OVAs and feature films produced by the Japanese studio Sunrise. Gundam was used as the basis for Transformers and other popular animated films.

The robot is being developed using an openRobot Operating System (ROS) and Gazebo simulation software. The engineers have already presented a full-scale virtual copy of the robot, which will allow novice programmers to develop their own actions and poses for the device.

When exactly the robot will be built and installed is not specified.

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