Want a 20 metre robot to walk? Bend the laws of physics
AT JAPAN’S YAMASHITA PIER, ABOUT 40 KM south of Tokyo, the world’s largest humanoid robot has taken shape. Modelled on the RX-78-2 Gundam – a fictional robot that has been the subject of some 50 namesake TV series and manga since 1979 – the giant towers nearly 20 m tall and features 24° of freedom, meaning that it can move in as many directions.
This beast of a bot appears to be the world’s largest bipedal walking robot, and has become an iconic fixture along the Yokohama skyline. Fans began touring
