- (Photo : Amazon Japan) Amazon Japan is selling a giant mecha robot that you can ride in, for $1 million. The robot, called Kuratas is 12.5ft tall weighing 5 tonnes and can attain a top speed of 10kph.
Amazon Japan is selling a giant mecha robot that you can ride in, for $1 million. The robot, called Kuratas is 12.5ft tall weighing 5 tonnes and can attain a top speed of 10kph.
Kuratas is a brain child of Kogoro Kurata, a Japanese blacksmith and founder of the firm Suidobashi Heavy Industry.
Other details of the robot in the listing translate: "Unlike normal riding toy, safety and comfort is not guaranteed, you can guarantee the dream of mankind "consisting robot pilot," and also "It will be the starter kit without arms, forearms, please purchase separately option."
Fans can live out their Gundam and MechWarrior fantasies by riding in it. The robot has also got a pre-quipped BB Gatling guns capable of firing off 6,000 rounds per minute.
According to the Amazon listing, for starters there are no shipping discounts via Amazon Prime and as mentioned earlier the starter kit will come without arms forearms and buyers need to purchase separately.
Reportedly, Suidobashi Heavy Industry - the maker of the robot - received more than 3,000 orders but later everyone cancelled the orders.
"It's funny to see the panicked emails come in from people abroad, saying they thought it was a joke," Kurata said.
Here's the link to Amazon Japan's listing of Kuratas Robot
Source: http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/6654/20150120/buy-giant-wearable-mecha-robot-suit-1m-amazon-japan.htm
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