You can now own your own Transformer-style robot – and it’ll set you back only about £2million.
The Archax mecha bot lets you climb inside a high-tech cockpit to pilot the machine.
Tokyo-based company Tsubame Industries say they aim to "transform the world of science fiction into science reality" with the £2.2million robot. And the company says the futuristic contraption is something that many people have apparently been craving.
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But it’s not immediately clear what you can with one of the weird things or where you’d be expected to house it. The 4.5 metre-high robot weighs 3.5 tons and can operate in two modes: robot mode and vehicle mode. In vehicle mode, the robot changes shape by crouching down on four wheels, and then it’s able to travel at up to 10kph.
The operator pilots Archax by using two joysticks, pedals and four touchscreen panels that work with nine cameras.
Tsubame say they are “bringing to the world the experience that many people have longed for, such as actually boarding and operating a large robot like the one that appears in science fiction”. They add: “It is packed with elements from Japan's world-renowned fields of robotics, animation/games, heavy machinery, and automobiles.
“It is a game where you actually get into and operate a large robot that looks like something out of science fiction. It was created to share with the world the dream experiences that people have longed for."
The robot is initially being made to order with a run of five being made after pre-sales got under way last month. And once you’ve forked out the £2,2million you’ll have to wait to take delivery, as Tsubame say the estimated delivery date is up to a year and a half after an order is placed.
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