Hajime Sakamoto takes a ride on giant robot legs
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A close-up of Core's hip joints, with powerful actuators built specifically for the large robot (Photo: Wataru Umehara)
CAD rendering showing Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot to scale with people
Hajime Sakamoto stands next to one of the legs of his 4 meter tall robot during construction
Workers stabilize Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot during construction
Moving Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot is a delicate task
A rear view of Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot standing upright with pilot's seat installed
A front view of Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot with pilot seat
Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot can balance on one foot
Hajime Sakamoto sits in the pilot seat of his 4 meter tall robot
CAD rendering showing the 4 meter tall robot's upper body frame and cockpit
A concept sketch showing Hajime Sakamoto's 4 meter tall robot with upper body and arms
Toyota developed the i-foot concept vehicle beginning in 2003
A close-up of the Toyota i-foot's feet
A rear view of the Toyota i-foot's leg mechanism
HUBO FX-1, a walking chair developed in Korea (Photo: KAIST Hubo Lab)
A student rides on the prototype of HUBO FX-1 (Photo: KAIST Hubo Lab)
Dr. Munsang Kim (KIST) rides on the HUBO FX-1, a walking chair robot (Photo: KAIST Hubo Lab)
Core, a bipedal robot vehicle developed at fuRo, a division of the Chiba Institute of Technology (Photo: Wataru Umehara)
A close-up of Core's feet (Photo: Wataru Umehara)
Article Summary
Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like to pilot a giant robot? If you have, you're not alone. A roboticist by the name of Hajime Sakamoto dreams of building his very own Gundam mobile suit, and he's making progress on a real 4 meter (13 feet) tall bipedal robot that can carry him around. So far the legs have been completed, and you can watch them stand up and take a few steps in the video after the break.
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