Monster mecha with smile-controlled gatling guns makes public debut
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Although Kuratas has legs, it has wheels rather than feet. It can be driven in both high and low configurations, with a diesel-fueled top speed of about 10 km/h (6 mph)
Kuratas' BB gatling guns are smile-controlled
Kuratas stands approximately 13 ft (4 meters) tall
Kuratas' auto-targeting system
Kuratas close up
Kuratas close up
Kuratas close up
Inside Kuratas' cockpit
Kuratas close up
Kuratas in the low-slung position
Kuratas in the high-slung position
Although Kuratas has legs, it has wheels rather than feet. It can be driven in both high and low configurations, with a diesel-fueled top speed of about 10 km/h (6 mph)
Although Kuratas has legs, it has wheels rather than feet. It can be driven in both high and low configurations, with a diesel-fueled top speed of about 10 km/h (6 mph)
Kuratas is controlled via a software system called V-Sido
Kogoro Kurata points out that this is a work of art rather than a vehicle
Kuratas' cockpit
Kuratas' cockpit
Kuratas is controlled by a software system called V-Sido
From the cockpit, a steering column is used to steer the robot, which also includes arms of its own which for manipulating the robot's upper limbs
Kogoro Kurata points out that this is a work of art rather than a vehicle
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
Kuratas is controlled by a software system called V-Sido
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
Kuratas is controlled by a software system called V-Sido
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
Kogoro Kurata points out that this is a work of art rather than a vehicle
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
No mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint
It appears that your Kuratas will be highly customizable
It appears that your Kuratas will be highly customizable
It appears that your Kuratas will be highly customizable
It appears that your Kuratas will be highly customizable
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
Kuratas can be remotely controlled
It seems Kuratas will be available to buy
Kuratas up close
Kuratas' cockpit
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
Kuratas close up
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas
Kuratas' touchscreen panel
Kuratas can supposedly auto-target and track humans
Its two gatling guns can fire 6000 BBs per minute
Climbing aboard the Kuratas
Kuratas can be driven by an onboard human pilot
Most fearsomely of all, the gatling guns fire when the pilot smiles
Article Summary
Hold fire on those Christmas lists. Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13.1 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas, which comes complete with "weapon systems" and is apparently cable of being driven by an onboard human pilot.
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