Ever wanted your own Transformer-style robot? Well now you can – but it will cost you a cool £2.2 million.
It also won’t win many Hollywood car chases.
The Archax mecha bot, which lets you climb inside a high-tech cockpit, can operate in two modes – robot mode and vehicle mode.
At 4.5 metres high, the robot weighs in at 3.5 tons.
Tokyo-based company Tsubame Industries said they aim to ‘transform the world of science fiction into science reality’.
In vehicle mode the robot changes shape by crouching down on four wheels, in which it is able to travel at up to 10 kilometres an hour, which is about six miles an hour.
In robot mode it can travel at 2kph.
The operator pilots Archax by using two joysticks, pedals and four touchscreen panels that work with nine cameras.
Tsuba said they are ‘bringing to the world the experience that many people have longed for, such as actually boarding and operating a large robot like the one that appears in science fiction’.
They added: ‘It is packed with elements from Japan’s world-renowned fields of robotics, animation/games, heavy machinery, and automobiles.
‘It is a game where you actually get into and operate a large robot that looks like something out of science fiction.
‘It was created to share with the world the dream experiences that people have longed for.’
Tsubame CEO Ryo Yoshida, 25, added that the robot could eventually be used in disaster recovery, and in space.
The robot is initially made to order with a run of five units, with pre-sales having started last month.
Buyers can then expect their robot in disguise about 12 to 18 months later.
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