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Hold fire on those Christmas lists. Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata
has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha
robot called Kuratas, which comes complete with "weapon systems" and is
apparently cable of being driven by an onboard human pilot.




Kuratas is controlled via a software system called V-Sido, which, in
addition to the cockpit dash, allows control of the robot by smartphone
(over a 3G network), or a master-slave system that sees Kuratas mimic
the moves of a much smaller model, which can be manipulated into shapes
by the user from a remote position. From the cockpit, a steering column
is used to steer the robot, which also includes arms of its own which
for manipulating the robot's upper limbs. Kinect controls are also an
option.



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Although Kuratas has legs, it has wheels rather than feet. It can be
driven in both high and low configurations, with a diesel-fueled top
speed of about 10 km/h (6 mph).


Of course, no mecha is complete without a fearsome arsenal of
weaponry, and Kuratas does not disappoint. The water-powered LOHAS
launcher appears to fire water bottles over a range of several meters.
Its two gatling guns can fire 6000 BBs per minute, and Kuratas can
supposedly auto-target and track humans. Most fearsomely of all, the
gatling guns fire when the pilot smiles.



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