A Japanese company is taking service robotics to a whole new level with their humanoid power line-fixing robot.

Giant VR-operated humanoid robot used to fix power lines in Japan The West Japan Rail Company has developed a large, crane-mounted, VR-piloted Gundam-style robot for maintenance along train lines.

WTF?! Japan has a history of creating real-life, Gundam-style giant robots, but they tend to be for entertainment purposes rather than practical applications. However, the country has just started ...

Bandai Spirits Co. on Wednesday unveiled a hands-on museum set to open Sept. 2 inside its plastic model production plant in ...

A 25-ton robot, inspired by the popular 1970s anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, has made its first moves in Yokohama, Japan.Footage tweeted on September 21 shows the giant Gundam robot moving its ...

This is what this gigantic Gundam-style robot wants to be, a savior of human lives. It’s a prototype currently being tested by the Japanese railway company West Japan Rail Company, aka JR West ...

Inspired by giant Gundam robots from anime and built in Japan, it’s basically a $3 million real-life mech suit for the ultra-wealthy, or your friendly neighborhood supervillain.

Bandai Namco, the Japanese company behind the cult anime ‘Mobile Suit Gundam,’ has legions of loyal customers—and some potentially valuable new franchises.