Ryo Yoshida, CEO of startup Tsubame Industries, has monster-sized dreams for his drivable "Gundam"-like robot, despite its enormous size making it difficult to park and the $3 million price tag it carries. will crush most wallets. With its imposing 4.5 meters high and weighing 3.5 tons, the "Archax" can be moved and operated by a pilot who climbs into the high-tech cockpit.
When maneuvering in vehicle mode, 'Archax' is capable of moving at 10 kilometers per hour. It has 26 joints, including two huge hands, which a pilot controls with two joysticks, two pedals and a touch screen. A fun use could be putting together several robots for a shooting game with toy guns like in the anime series "Gundam," Yoshida suggests. "This will be a new sport that doesn't exist in the world yet. If I can do it, I think it could bring more excitement to the world."
It also envisions more practical roles, such as clearing debris after disasters and working on construction sites. Yoshida said his company's goal is not only to create a robot but also to develop a system to integrate a human pilot and a machine: "This is an idea where the pilot would not only get on board a robot, but also "he would feel as if he himself became the robot, as if he became gigantic."
