Friday, January 16, 2015

Suidobashi Heavy Industry KURATAS - Listed On Amazon (Japan) For 120,000,000 Yen!

Suidobashi Heavy Industry KURATAS - Listed On Amazon (Japan) For 120,000,000 Yen!

Kōgorō Kurata, the creator of the hydraulic 4-meter, 4-ton rideable robot Kuratas, listed on Amazon (Japan) with a price tag of 120,000,000 yen or roughly US$1.2245 million.

* Dubbed Kuratas, the five-ton, four-wheeled device was created in Japan

*The robot suit can be controlled by sitting inside it or using an iPhone

*It can be fitted with a weapons system that fires when the user smiles

* Kuratas is not capable of walking, but is able to drive at 6mph (10 km/h)

Kōgorō Kurata is an iron craftsman who is best known for building a life-size VOTOMS statue. Despite the robot's appearance and presentation, it is still considered an "art piece" according to the official promotional videos. The robot uses Wataru Yoshizaki's robotic control software V-Sido (a homonym for "bushido") to move around. With Yoshizaki's help, Kurata has been developing the robot since January of 2010.




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