The franchise’Transformers‘ is widely known around the world, and modern films originated from a popular cartoon from the 80s and 90s.
In the productions, two races of machines fight each other, one group made up of ‘good’ individuals and the other made up of villains.
The conflict between both factions ends up destroying the automatons’ home planet, Cybertron, causing them to come to Earth in order to settle.
The success of the work was so great that it generated a series of gamesbooks, comic books, toys and other products.
Japan creates real-life ‘transformer’ robot
Recently, Japanese Ryo Yoshida surprised fans by building a ‘transformer‘ in the real world. This is the Tsubame Archaxa business project aimed at the ultra-luxury market.
According to the manufacturers, it is the closest thing we currently have to a giant robot, as demonstrated in fiction.
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Image: Tsubame/Reproduction
The invention was officially presented at an event called Japan Mobility Show, and the company responsible for its design and execution is Tsubame Industry, headquartered in the city of Nishikasai, in Japan.
The company’s objective is to bring fiction to reality, in order to create robots that can be piloted by humans.
In an interview with Reuters, the company’s president, Yoshida, answered some questions and revealed details about the robot.
According to the manager, this is just the beginning of what he hopes to be an extremely promising market.
“Additionally, Japan is very strong in the animation, gaming and robotics industries, as well as the automotive industry, […] So I thought it would be interesting if I could create a product that brought all these elements together into one that said, ‘This is Japan’.”
Next, the manufacturer’s technical data sheet is surprising. It weighs 3.5 tons and measures 3.1 meters wide, taking about fifteen seconds to stand upright.
In this position, it reaches 4.5 m in height and its exterior is made of FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic).
So, to move, the ‘transformer‘ uses industrial tires similar to those used by forklifts, which are driven by electric motors.
Finally, the organization states that it wants to create a new niche for manageable robots, and its target audience is ultra-luxury, the same as supercars, megayachts and private jets.
“The main customers are expected to be rich people,” said Tsubane, after all, each model costs US$3 million (around R$15 million).
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