Tokyo-based startup Tsubame Industries just unveiled its massive human-piloted robot

Tsubame Industries, a Tokyo-based startup, just unveiled its massive human-piloted robot. The four-wheeled robot named ARCHAX, which bears some resemblance to "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the popular Japanese animation series, is about 15-feet tall and weighs 3.5 tons. Tsubame CEO Ryo Yoshida plans to sell five units of the robot for nearly $3 million each. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
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[@13Psycho13]

Mechs starting as pure utilitarian robots in a world similar to ours (before eventually being used for crimes, spawning weaponised robot-units for police and the military as response), is exactly the plot of Patlabor.

[@Johnny_Galaxy]

And Gundam, too

[@rosalbafuda447]

Hey, I love that Anime.

[@jestawell]

this is not utilitarian in the slightest, It was designed to look awesome and It does that’s about It

[@subparticle8995]

​@@Johnny_Galaxyno. Atleast not UC Gundam. Robots came after we became space faring civilizations and the Zeon empire went against the federation, and the mobile suits were all military oriented. Gundam Mk 1 was the first model with complete ground, air and space capabilities at a highly agile level.

[@gunpla12]

That were based on mobile worker...

[@10aDowningStreet]

Most parents nerdy kids build little obstacle avoidance robots with a raspberry pi, some sensors and a few lines of code. Billionaires nerdy kids build full size mechs from their favourite anime.

[@openTaylorBot]

Very few do

[@Joe-ij6of]

Most People: Why? Ryo: Why not?

[@romanshchedrin8851]

- Shall we do something useful with 5 million dallors? Will we invest in a vaccine and feed the hungry? - Let's build a uselessly large robot so that young gamers and anime lovers will say: wow. - Great idea!

[@oak8194]

@@romanshchedrin8851 At least it serves as a step towards robotic advancement. Eventually, these ideas and projects that are ridiculed by some will turn into something great that the future generation will take for granted. Even planes were first mocked when they were in their early stages and we all know how it is nowadays. There are definitely other areas that could be cut down in order to invest more on solving medicinal aids and world hunger. For one thing, if more people could spend less on gacha mobile games or smoking and help to donate more, that would certainly help a lot. LOL

[@MichaelAndersonShow]

​@@romanshchedrin8851plenty of money goes into "vaccines" and "feeding muh hungry"

[@erichvondonitz5325]

@@romanshchedrin8851 or a revolutionary idea: Do both

[@GearZNet]

​@@romanshchedrin8851 Make five million and give it away... oh wait, you couldn't provide five million dollars worth of value to anyone, let alone a one million. Man does not live for charity alone, the world will never run out of the needy, the hungry or the poor. A man must not sacrifice all he can be to serve as a stepping stool for everyone else. Go become a missionary since you're so worried about the well being of all 8 billion people.

[@clarkem4119]

Can you imagine a battle with them? Man, that would be as exciting as watching snails fight. "I am going to eventually punch you in the face!"

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

That's why you put upsized guns into their hands.

[@clarkem4119]

@@Lulu-ex7fc "Stand still, I am going to shoot you fairly soon!"

[@umngyr]

It's been done. The older model, the Kuratas, fought the megabots mech.

[@daniilkolpakchi458]

@@Lulu-ex7fcl to avoid useless sway it’s probably better to put them on shoulders/head

[@Ben0_o]

​@@umngyr"fought"

[@user-zv6pr7ir7d]

The starts of Gundam

[@gdvelasquez2570]

More like Armored Core

[@13Psycho13]

Patlabor

[@GhostOfDamned]

The start of the apocalypse more like

[@N.I.S.C]

​@@GhostOfDamned if the apocalypse is coming, at least make it fun, i'd wanna be fighting inside a mech when the time comes.

[@GhostOfDamned]

@@N.I.S.C the mechs are the apocalypse

[@ValiantReaper]

Wow! This is Armored Core in real life, lol.

[@richardsavings6690]

Ya boi's making a tank build. Don't forget the shotguns and songbirds.

[@genocyberia619]

Goddammit can't escape zimmers even in real life

[@kardoxfabricanus7590]

Hey it's like the Kuratas mech, I hope more and more people with money start to make IRL mechs.

[@Gage-bk7cn]

You do know this company wants to start selling these MECHS right (and yet a mech is cheaper than a Lamborghini)

[@swordimpulse07]

Same people who worked on both projects?

[@Gage-bk7cn]

@@swordimpulse07 unsure but i do know the company behind the mech in the thumbnail is trying

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

It bears some resemblance to "Mobile Suit Gundam" to people who have literally never seen any other mech thing.

[@alfredalfiesiv7082]

I gotta be honest, looks more like a Titan than a Gundam.

[@COMPLAINS_NOT_CHANGE_ANYTHING]

It's Wanderung Panzers aka Wanzers kzbin.info/www/bejne/paCTgJ1jd5ilhsksi=O5V4liKhRIALpGp1

[@charles-vi7qb]

“Transferring controls to pilot”

[@l42ar07]

More people need to build this

[@The_Quaalude]

More people need the money it takes to build this 😭

[@YensoPoangba-bu2vk]

People need to Stop 🛑 this 🌎😳☠️💀😵‍💫😢

[@Foxkoun]

Embrace mecha

[@jayclarke777]

Now I can play Armored Core VI in real life!

[@user-oz7lr4bg9x]

now i can play Front Mission III in real life.

[@tukul_biru2900]

1. The first problem is how strong is this robot's hand to work for example if there is a disaster this robot's hand is likely to be able to lift the rest of the construction debris.

[@gottfried1610]

Also, for farming, too

[@cynot71]

Does it come with a cup holder?

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

Does it come with a toilet?

[@m.d.f3797]

It can hold a giant cup if that counts.

[@_NakTa]

kkkk

[@maksdysh7509]

Prototype of 1st gen Knightmareframe

[@maetura3447]

Bet!!!

[@Derolo808]

Does it have an.... armed core? =D

[@C-KinkART]

Yes yo that's a beginning of the Gundam robot danm

[@AK-es9dn]

Introducing: the world's first Normal AC

[@Cordycep1]

Universal Studio needs to buy this.

[@onionsauce911]

They will be machines of war. Regardless how the creator feels

[@smeekle2000]

Yep.

[@kazefastasf]

finally, titanfall 3 released even better than expected

[@nicz7694]

Now I know what I want for Christmas

[@fufdbuhy44]

gundam

[@NicholasNerios]

Mech-warriors Robot war battles extreme.

[@strength-durability]

Big robots before gta6 is crazy

[@DMthefutureme]

Can it handle stairs?

[@MrMrchatcity]

Bet it would be good @ fighting the fires of Rubicon

[@garyzabnicki2856]

This was done over 10 years ago and was called Kuratas by Suidobashi heavy industry. It's the same machine. It even fought the U.S.' Megabot.

[@luckymapache]

Is this one better than Kuratas that was built more than 10 years ago?

[@Vip3r7274]

All fun and games till you hear “brace for titanfall” on your radio

[@Arcfay]

Let's be honest here, there will most definitely be some political interests if this category of technology advances. Most mecha anime has taught the population what the most advanced industry will result in, especially Gundam (those of you who watch a lot of its series). It is cool, though don't get me wrong.

[@MsMango-rq6cw]

Do u think wars fought with gundams rather than nukes would be more beneficial? Although that doesn’t mean they couldn’t just drop them either if they get to an advanced state of flying, just a thought, maybe world leaders would like the idea of battles fought with mechs instead cause it’s cool lol

[@legorocketraccoon8297]

@@MsMango-rq6cw They'd be way more effective than nukes for capturing places you need at least somewhat intact. Still probably nowhere near as practical as tanks or infantry though.

[@MsMango-rq6cw]

@@legorocketraccoon8297 true true although maybe in the next few decades we’ll see something way faster and more nimble? It’d be really cool to see

[@folly_ah_duh]

If the real life political interests coincide with the political interests of Gundam's creator, I'm looking forward to it

[@brucelor3502]

Don't want to be that guy but, anime isn't real. Hey I like anime too but let's be real, if they want millitaries to use mechs they'll have to do more than make cool animations and shoddy prototypes. So far mechs have only proven to be less capable then all other modes of transportation, and the only thing going for them is cool factor, but cool factor alone won't win government contracts let alone wars.

[@James-wd9ib]

I think it has to be able to reach forward and pick stuff up directly in front of it to be useful

[@Kicker-fe8kw]

Like a ….. forklift……

[@blessedbydarkness]

Great job dude.

[@FloofyTanker]

I wonder if they'll ever pit Archax against Kuratas

[@KevinDSaputra]

My thought, exactly. The cockpit and the legs are kinda the same.

[@LetsBuild-zp6rf]

Kuratas is long gone by now. The last video it was shown in it looked worse than the first video 11 years ago. Or maybe they're just upgrading it it has been 2 years after all.

[@este_marco]

we're freeing mars from slavery with this one

[@Jaime-eg4eb]

Pretty cool. Don't know what you would do with it, but I like it

[@gilangyasodaputra4495]

Those fingers remind me of Ingram AV 98 from Shinohara Heavy Industries. Better start asking when we'll get to create the Minovsky-Ionesco Reactor. 😅

[@beelzeduard]

WANZERS!

[@deathsgozzo4319]

Front mission vibes for sure

[@mrslasher1064]

We're getting one step closer to having life sized,fully operational gundams

[@wilsonst6044]

it a working one. think there be more type in the future.

[@zacharysherry2910]

Unbelievable... How slow it is! 😮

[@MM-zs7vd]

軍事的なロボットとは違い楽しさがあっていいね。テーマパークで乗れると面白いけど料金高そうだなぁ

[@rainierzx9677]

Yea, 3 mill is expensive, Thanks Captain Obvious

[@MM-zs7vd]

@@rainierzx9677 購入すると高いなんて話はしていないが。

[@suplays]

When a gundam fan has too much money, this happens. Either way, I'm here for it!

[@macblink]

Cool af

[@Dwayne7]

Bois Fallout Sentry Bot has dropped 💯🔥

[@punkloserorama]

Give it spheric wheels, faster servos, couple of guns and it's gonna be a dream!! 🤤🤤

[@arx3516]

It has 5 fingered hands, wich means that the guns can be easily manufactured by a third party by mounting a grip and a trigger on a tank gun.

[@punkloserorama]

@@arx3516 can you imagine how awesome and fascinating that would be?)) They may build tanks already with grips for these mechs) the mech approaches the fallen tank, just rips the canon out and use it as a weapon )) well, that's probably not a good thing to be that hyped about weapons of destruction, but man, mechs may become a reality one day!) Isn't that awesome?)

[@sometf2player752]

@@punkloseroramaimma be fully honest with you mechs like this would be pretty bad at fighting they would be much more useful in the construction industry or for warehouse sorting or disaster relief

[@punkloserorama]

@@sometf2player752 no no, i totally agree with you. but still that would have been adream=)

[@kiyoriikari]

This is the synthetic humanoid EVANGELION, humanity's last hope for survival. This is unit 01, and you, shinji, are the pilot.

[@misslangleysoryuisiconic]

Get in the goddam robot Shinji

[@WhyCensorYourself]

That’s old. Japan and America had a challenge a few years back with that thing.

[@e4d578]

How many hit points does it have?

[@kjvelarde]

The booster module to go above 6/mph and omni wheel for maneurability are missing

[@jackkreacherr9339]

so, we're on our way to gigantic securitrons

[@Arkhaine687]

One step closer to Armored Core

[@sirlongshanksthelongshank8786]

this is it boys, its either kaijus or gundam and im primed for both

[@user-di9to7yh2z]

I want one !

[@wankyler]

The first thing that came to my mind was Armored Core.💀

[@iqbalassyraf5058]

War in the next 25 years will looks like gundam movie

[@TheLaren533]

Looks like they might close to the knightmare mech from Code Geass

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

We did it bois. We hit the future

[@hantubelaung]

That mech kinda reminds me of Front Mission

[@Vincentteoh86]

Just waiting for them to upgrade booster and flight control 😂 it would be another story

[@SF_Native]

Anime comes to life! Love it!

[@RaidHelper]

Last time we saw something like this, lelouch was dying 😮

[@BossZnakemaster]

Metal Gear!? It can't be!

[@IDTen_T]

Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal.

[@johnnykai2629]

„Get ready for titanfall“

[@Thegreendingler]

This looks exactly like the combat bots in fallout 4 lol

[@bayumahendra1797]

What they need is rocket boots and beam saber

[@cooliostarstache5474]

Heat of the desert

[@Doomgoi]

dust settles on my face

[@777dragonborn]

Will only be impressed to see a 85 ton battlemaster. Assault mech

[@yanickplanque8211]

Patlabor or Ghost in the shell in reality my good!

[@weekendsandlatenights9716]

It's clearly going for military use

[@sometf2player752]

Not really this wouldn’t be very good for fighting would make more sense for it to be used in construction or disaster relief or maybe werehouse storage

[@konstantinsvet4634]

What is the music?

[@ObscureAirsoft]

Now we gotta make a titanfall mech

[@lese39]

A lot of people here seemingly don't know about kuratas...

[@marekkos3513]

I was hoping for a Mech from Battletech , not a car with arms

[@Dranzel]

A slow moving car with arms mind you

[@Howitzer05]

I mean, every early versions of mechs on almost all mecha fiction starts up with wheels/tracks

[@goldkaos]

What is this for?

[@kimberhuang5149]

I wanna see ARCHAX vs Kuratas

[@carl1836]

they should've called it the Armored Core

[@jreed2688]

I just know somebody is gonna replace one of the arms with gun

[@oscarknight9507]

I’m getting titan fall 2 vibes from the interior

[@ShrtCrct]

Thats cool, now fill it with LCL

[@devinduran-cv9iq]

This reminds me a lot about kuratus

[@zipperdan3969]

Didn't another company build exactly this but alot faster and less bulky

[@charles-vi7qb]

Kuratas

[@papastefan87f]

Getting real Metal Gear vibes from this.

[@marklabitad]

Gundam Wing has entered the chat.

[@AC-mt9mg]

Whoa, top speeds of SIX miles an hour...

[@WitchhunteR82]

now build "YMT-05 Hildolfr"

[@mattialonghin_mr.l857]

is that... a mobile suit-like thing?!?!

[@knightpal1545]

The dude made a armored core

[@phoenixvette]

Imagine a police version coming up behind you fast on the freeway......

[@mrbobo86]

I need one with RX-78 colors

[@tres155]

Is this a kuratas reboot ?

[@Drizzit57]

In the US we are arguing over who gets to use what bathroom, in Japan they are building mecha…

[@onepiecetheory3686]

WW3 finna be like titanfall

[@codysingh5939]

This kinda looks like mobile tanks from mobile suit Gundam.

[@e4d578]

"And I'll form the head"

[@jakebrodowski9]

First thing I would do is go to a drivethru.

[@dr.dejnairb7022]

Armored core!

[@Overt_Erre]

hell of a wheelchair

[@Teeheehee093]

I'd rather it have an open air roll cage cockpit, imagine working a full shift of construction crammed into that surrounded by screens and no real light or fresh air, you'd probably go nuts

[@SIyMarbo]

ghost in the shell vibes

[@WaywardZombie]

Fun at parties