
The potential of Kinect continues to expand – this time robotics hobbyists have developed a system for controlling an actual robot body using Kinect.
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Rarely has anything made from cardboard seemed so imposing as with this cardboard Gundam statue.
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Not to be outdone by Japan’s famed giant Gundam statue, China has decided to copy the whole thing.
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Top cosplayer and Photoshop queen Kipi here cosplays Meer Campbell of Gundam Seed, in a set which seems to hint at a novice taking over her Photoshopping.
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Anime watchers asked which eighties giant robot anime they’d most like to see remade give a set of response sure to prompt nostalgia and bemusement in equal measure.
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Bandai and US rock band Linkin Park have announced an unusual collaboration in the form of a limited edition HGUC 1/144 RX-78GP01Fb Gundam GP01Fb Full Vernian “Linkin Park Edition.”
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A comparison of Evangelion fans to Gundam fans made by Fuji TV at the recent openings of the two giant robot statues (Gundam and the Eva unit) has upset many, although whether its truthiness is actually in doubt is hard to say.
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The 1:1 monster RX-78-2 Gundam formerly menacing Tokyo has been re-erected in Shizuoka with upgraded armament. Below the animatronic statue can be seen in detail, as ever striking a particularly impressive figure against the night sky.
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The famed 1:1 RX-78-2 Gundam, previously dominating Odaiba, is now being re-erected in Shizuoka.
Some shots of its reconstruction can be seen below:
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An enterprising Gundam fanatic appears to have finally contrived a use for all the plastic sprues collected as a result of the hobby, and the results are quite uncanny…
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A ranking of the most popular female anime characters for the years 2000-2010 compiled by anime rag Newtype is firmly dominated by mecha anime heroines with scarcely a moe-blob to be seen.
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The new March issue of Newtype magazine has given the release date of “September 2010” for the previously announced Gundam 00 theatrical film, news sure to enliven the day of many mecha fans.
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