Starter kit for giant mech suit lands on Amazon Japan
Ron Czapala
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http://www.cnet.com/news/starter-kit-for-giant-kuratas-mech-suit-lands-on-amazon-japan/#ftag=YHF65cbda0
Don't deny it: We have all, at some point, dreamed of climbing into a giant robotic suit and stomping around being all badass. In fact, if mech suits could replace cars, most of us wouldn't complain at all.
So it is with a great deal of covetousness that we note that the Kuratas mech -- which has made several appearances online, on TV shows and at trade shows -- has been made available for sale on Amazon Japan.
For just 120 million yen (over $1 million), the four-legged robotic suit by Suidobashi Heavy Industry -- there is only one available -- could be yours.
There are, however, a few caveats -- and a few hints that all may not be as it seems.
The first caveat is that the Kuratas only ships to the Kanto region of Japan, so if you're anywhere else in the world, you're out of luck.
The second is that the robot is advertised as a kit, which means some (or a lot of) assembly will be required.
And this is where it starts getting a little more iffy: The kit doesn't ship with arms; these need to be purchased separately. However, these arms are not listed on the Suidobashi Heavy Industry Amazon page. Secondly, shipping is listed as just 350 yen -- less than $3. That price for the delivery of a 5-ton package seems unrealistic, no matter how local.
Video is pretty funny/strange in places...
Don't deny it: We have all, at some point, dreamed of climbing into a giant robotic suit and stomping around being all badass. In fact, if mech suits could replace cars, most of us wouldn't complain at all.
So it is with a great deal of covetousness that we note that the Kuratas mech -- which has made several appearances online, on TV shows and at trade shows -- has been made available for sale on Amazon Japan.
For just 120 million yen (over $1 million), the four-legged robotic suit by Suidobashi Heavy Industry -- there is only one available -- could be yours.
There are, however, a few caveats -- and a few hints that all may not be as it seems.
The first caveat is that the Kuratas only ships to the Kanto region of Japan, so if you're anywhere else in the world, you're out of luck.
The second is that the robot is advertised as a kit, which means some (or a lot of) assembly will be required.
And this is where it starts getting a little more iffy: The kit doesn't ship with arms; these need to be purchased separately. However, these arms are not listed on the Suidobashi Heavy Industry Amazon page. Secondly, shipping is listed as just 350 yen -- less than $3. That price for the delivery of a 5-ton package seems unrealistic, no matter how local.
Video is pretty funny/strange in places...
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Yeah, that was one of the spots in the film I wondered if they didn't quite get the translation right!!
"At the rise of the hand of a policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him by or otherwise disrespect him. When a passenger of the foot heave in sight, tootle the horn, trumpet at him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage, tootle him with vigor, express by mouth the warning Hi, hi! Beware the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him by. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by. Give big space to the festive dog that shall sport in the roadway. Go soothingly in the grease-mud as there lurks the skid-demon. Avoid the tanglement of the dog with your wheel spokes. Press the braking of the foot as you round the corner to save collapse and tie-up."