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Japanese lawmakers plan working Gundam robot
In what could be an anime fan's wildest dream —or an ordinary Japanese
taxpayer's nightmare —come true, Japanese politicians are thinking of
building a giant bipedal robots for civil defense, much like the famous
mecha in the popular Gundam anime.
Members of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party are apparently going
to discuss the idea of building a real-life Gundam in an upcoming
broadcast on Japanese video platform Nico Nico Live, tech site
Kotaku.com reported.
"These politicians probably
do not mean they want to make a 60-foot tall, 43.7 metric ton Gundam
replica ... but instead, large mecha contraptions that could be used by,
presumably, the country's Self Defense Force," Kotaku.com said.
According to the site, Tadamori Oshima and Bunmei Ibuki, members of
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, are slated to discuss biped
robots and now the LDP is "seriously considering the development of
Gundam."
But it also pointed out that in an age
of drone attacks - the Gundam franchise started in 1979 - mecha "don't
exactly seem ideal on the battlefield."
It also said the LDP, which ruled Japan for over 50 years after World War II, is conservative.
Kotaku.com added that back in 2008, it was estimated that a working
one-to-one scale of a Gundam mecha would cost US$725,000,000 for parts
and materials.
"That figure doesn't include the cost of labor or the cost of insanity required to build such a machine," it said.
Also, Kotaku.com said Japan is deeply in debt, the population is aging, and Japan has no natural resources.
It added that with a strong yen and a sour world economy, Japan can't
export its way to prosperity, and can ship its manufacturing to China
and hollow itself out.
"These are serious times.
They require serious conversations by serious leaders. And the LDP, who
hopes to regain power after the current Democratic Party of Japan
implodes, appears like its fishing for the nerd vote by appearing on
Nico Nico and talking about building Gundam robots as a viable way to
promote industry and protect the nation," it noted. — TJD, GMA News
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