Readers Ask: Where Are Our Mechs?
Giant robot vehicles have long been a staple of science fiction. When do we reality-dwellers get ours?
The Japanese animated TV series Mobile Suit Gundam begins what has proven to be a passionate fascination with robotic exoskeletons shared by anime fans to this day; the Gundam series is still one of the most popular of its kind. Bandai
Reader Nathan asks: “Do you think we’ll ever be able to build robot mecha like the Gundams from the Japanese anime series Gundam or the Valkyries from the Japanese anime series Macross?”
The comment box is open. Practical? Plausible? What are the obstacles?
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