Gunpo, South Korea –
A huge man-made robot built in Korea walked like a man, but rocked the ground under its weight and had taken the first infant steps.
Designed by experienced science fiction blockbusters, a four-meter high, 1.5-ton Method 2 tower is located in a room on the outskirts of Seoul.
This king king of humanoid creation and in the movie “Avatar” starring in the military robot has striking similarities.
It was named the world’s No. 1 by the founder of the Korean robot company Hankook Mirae Technology, with about 30 engineers conducting a preliminary test on Tuesday afternoon.
“Our robot is the world’s first manned biped robot designed for extreme hazardous areas (unprotected) that humans can not access,” said Yang Jinhao, chairman of the company.
The pilot sitting in the trunk of the robot makes method 2 imitate the movement of the limbs, and the metal arms each weighs 130 kg.
The robot is a tall man more than twice as powerful as a robot, and it is so heavy that it shakes the ground when it takes a step with the motor lashing.
Mr. Yang, who dreams of building his own robot, says he has invested 24.2 billion won ($ 290 million) since 2014 to “make life seem possible in movies and comics.”
One who declined to be named said that the construction of giant robots was a challenge for engineers, most of them in their midst and the late 1930s, because its unprecedented scale meant that they had little to refer to.
Up to now, it is still unclear how to use the robot. Tier 2 is more of a testbench for a variety of technologies that will allow creators to build robots of any type and size in the future.
Although its sheer size draws media attention, the creators of Method-2 say the core accomplishment of the project is the technology they have developed and enhanced.
Designer Vitaly Bulgarov on his Facebook page, said: “We have been learning in this robot can be used to solve real-world problems.
He has previously worked in film series, such as Transformers, Robocop and Terminator.
Mr. Yang said they have received advice from the manufacturing, construction and entertainment industries.
There are even questions about its possible deployment in the demilitarized zone with a serious strengthening of the DPRK.
But the robot, tied by the power cord, is still a bit wobbling at its feet, far from complete. According to its creator, its balance and power systems require more work.
“The robot is a year old, so it’s taking the baby’s steps,” Yang said.
Like humans, it will be able to move more freely over the next few years, he said, and the robot will be ready for sale at about 10 billion won ($ 8.3 million) by the end of 2017.
