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Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] 32 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Weird. I didn't know Gundams had wheels.

Fucking trash article. Every single outlet reporting on this is calling it a Gundam. Clearly we wouldn't know what a 15 foot tall robot is without someone comparing it to a 100ft bipedal machine with massive guns and lightsabers that looks totally different than what they're describing.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    There are plenty of instances in anime where mechs (I guess not specifically Gundam) have wheels or skates/wheels, like Code Geass. I think its mostly so they don't have to animate walking on the ground or draw different leg movements/positions.

    Edit: added stuff about drawing.

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