Posts Tagged ‘Giant Robot’

From Trash to Giant Transformer

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

What is better to promote a “green lifestyle” than a giant robot? A giant Optimus Prime made from old car junk.

Optimums Prime made from junk

Optimums Prime made from junk

This jaw dropping sculpture weights 6 tons and stands 10m tall. it features the very well known and beloved Optimus Prime from the Transformers series. It was created as part of the Green Dream Park and stands next to the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium in Beijing. (probably to protect it from giant extraterrestrial birds).

We suspect this robot, among with its other giant friends, to be an invader from outer space. Only this explains the rapid proliferation of such giant “sculptures”.

Via Plastic Pals.

ANA Gundam Jet

Friday, July 16th, 2010
Life-sized Gundam Statue

Life-sized Gundam Statue

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has created a custom jet displaying a life-sized Gundam painting on one side and the Gundam logo on the other. This, along with the giant (life-sized) Gundam statue and a Gundam Café in Tokyo, has been created in order to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam comic in Japan.

We cannot wait to see a fully fonctional (anr at least moving) life-sized gundam.

As a final note, “life-sized” does not seems very appropriate term for something that has never existed in real life.

Mega Robot Humor

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Mega Robot is back, finally for those who have still not seen it since its first appearance on the web in 2007 on Koreus.

This giant robot seems very sure of itself but unfortunately its overzealousness causes it a little worry in the end : -)

A funny animation video by Kaktus Film.

The studio work is really a success.

And here in another gag:

Giant Transformers Robot

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

giant transformers

Chinese transformers

Chinese art students have built a Giant Transformers robot.

Height: 32 feet, or 9.77 meters.

Its weight: 4 tons (4000 kg).

The steel and tire monster has been built out of… an old truck (photo below).

Their project has cost around 4500 US dollars.

transformers truck

Watch the animation video created for the occasion:

via 163.com

Giant R2-D2

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Giant R2D2

Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, has without doubt the largest R2-D2 in the world.

The famous astro droid from the Star Wars film is actually a building… in disguise!

And it even seems functional, a window opens!

What you can’t achieve with a little imagination and definitely some authorizations too : -)

R2D2

via gizmodo

Gaiking Trailer: Shogun Warriors in a giant robots film

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Gaiking

The Toei Animation studio recently announced during the Tokyo Animation Fair 2010, the upcoming release of a new robot movie namedGaiking.

In fact, Gaiking is a Goldorak style giant robot, which was part of a Go Nagai animated series from the 70s (1976). Mattel, which owns the toy line corresponding to the Shogun Warriors series, owns Gaiking and also Goldorak and Mazinger… (when will Goldorak come to the big screen?)

The film should be released in 2012.

A Matthew Gratzner production. Lightstage was already working on the project’s special effects with Jules Urbach (who worked on Avatar, Spiderman II & III, Superman Returns, King Kong, Hancock, Benjamin Button) and Matthew Gratzner (co-founder of New Deal Studios, who already worked in Shutter Island, The Mummy and Iron Man).

Meanwhile, watch the promising trailer: