The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the premiere mecha anime brand, with the property introducing several iconic giant robots over the years. These include the RX-78-2, the Zaku II, the Wing Gundam ...

Pacman Universe – Walking Robot Pacman & Mechanical Character Animation | StrEat Pacman Universe presents a new futuristic 3D ...

From science fiction to science fact: Vitaly Bulgarov's work on Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters gave him a unique perspective to tackle his greatest work – a 13-ft tall, walking robot mecha suit with ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Toyota has been quiet on the robotic innovation front for more than a decade. Its last innovation was the release of a bipedal robot with its own battery pack in 2005. Last week, Toyota unveiled its ...

From May 20 to June 1, War Robots will feature a themed in-game event titled MECHA Raider S.W.O.R.D., embracing a retro anime vibe and offering players exclusive content to use in battles, all while ...

Mechanical and civil engineers have created a new mathematical method to design better structures, machines and versatile computer-controlled robots called "robot manipulators." The research could ...

One of the earliest real robot mecha anime of the 80s that defined decades of anime and video games to follow was that of Fang of the Sun Dougram. Now after all these years, Bandai has given us ...

If Godzilla emerges from the Pacific Ocean, Japan will probably be the only nation prepared for the attack. Sakakibara Machinery Works Co., a Japanese robotics company, has just revealed a new, giant, ...

This article is in a series by emerging creatives at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) that explores both the apparent and hidden influences of professional art and design in the Milwaukee ...

One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...

RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms with ...