Yay a real (kinda) Gundam

[DBloke]

Shame the price is not that real and it can only walk not fire rockets at all that oppose its power

http://kotaku.com/343557/the-price-of-making-a-real-gundam

What's bigger than Gundam? The cost to make one. A real one. Science Portal, a site run by the Japan Science and Technology Agency, figured the price tag of a real Gundam would be around US$725,000,000 for parts and materials alone. That does not include the labor costs incurred in constructing the 60 foot tall, 43.7 metric ton robot. A breakdown of parts looks something like this:


Aluminum alloy (honeycomb) $79,000,000
(+ Metal manufacturing/processing) $240,000,000
Main computer (IBM) $1,550,000
Gas turbine engines (GE) $364,000,000
Superconductive motors (IHI) $7,800,000
Motor drivers $7,800,000
Reducers $22,800,000
Sensors $910,000
Cockpit $450,000
TOTAL: $724,310,000


Pricey! And even after that, the only thing this Gundam could do is walk — though, doing so would probably destruct the ground below it. Shame it can only walk

Still its a


Just for going down the shops and reakin havoc

 

[wario2ooo]

wow...i want it...where is the cockpit?

-jumps in-

 

[bilzar]

Wow...That's just awesome

:mad5: I WANT IT! :mad5:

 

[Byuakuya]

Wow, that does look pretty good. The concept is exciting, but the application of the concept itself is costly and sort of useless. It is still a very cool find.

 

[wario2ooo]

if it walks....how fast is it going within an hour?

 

[mushroomedmario]

if i had a million dollars this is exactly whst i would blow it on

 

[DBloke]

Its a bit more than a million
$724,310,000
But for that price youd want a radio in it

 

[261311]

Well, If I were Bill gates I'd get one and have IRBM's put onto it along with some .50 gun emplacements, etc.

Friggin Schveet.