Japan's giant human-piloted, humanoid Gundam-style robots are neat and everything, but … why walk if you can roll on four wheels? That's what the Archax does, transforming between robot and vehicle ...

Robots are already cleaning our homes and patrolling our cities. Now, they’re ready to embody our favorite mecha-themed science fiction indulgences—if you have 400 million yen (about $2.7 million) to ...

Mecha, the giant robots or machines controlled by people, have been a staple of popular Japanese entertainment for decades. Fans of Japanese manga, anime, and mecha-themed video games probably ...

Giant robots have always been a theme in movies like Transformers or games like Titanfall up until now. Even though artificial intelligence and robotic technologies are quite advanced today, there ...

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