The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the premiere mecha anime brand, with the property introducing several iconic giant robots over the years. These include the RX-78-2, the Zaku II, the Wing Gundam ...

The new T-HR3 robot from Toyota allows users to fully immersive themselves in the robot control, offering real-time control via an exoskeleton suit. Toyota has been quiet on the robotic innovation ...

This article is in a series by emerging creatives at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) that explores both the apparent and hidden influences of professional art and design in the Milwaukee ...

Containing some of the most iconic mecha anime of all time, the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise also has some of the most recognizable mecha designs ever seen. Giant robots such as the RX-78-2 are ...

One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...

Assembled and programmed VEX IQ robots in the Innovate Labs on Oct. 13, 2025. Mecha Moves was a student-run Storrs Skillshare workshop. Photo by Mak Blake, Grab Photographer/The Daily Campus Innovate ...

Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

It has been the dream of many to be able to step into a mecha robot and take control of its huge metal frame. This week a YouTube video has been published by the Autoblog channel demonstrating just ...

Today’s robots are smarter, faster, and cheaper. They’re also being called upon to move beyond traditional repetitive tasks ...