Own a Tachikoma!?
Update: Apparently, the one put out by Bandai and the one done by the Kyoto student are two seperate Tachikomas. The Bandai version does not function as a full robot seen in the youtube videos. Still, I would love to have my email read by a Tachikoma.
Wow, I can’t believe I was in the dark with this news for two months! Bandai is releasing a Tachikoma robot (GITS:SAC) that you can hook up to your computer. It will read your email, play minigames, and do some other computer functions. The price for this robot seems to be quite reasonable at only $199 and will be coming out in February 2008. A couple years ago there was a prototype made by a Kyoto student, I guess Bandai picked it up for mass production? Anyway, I MUST have this!
Here is the prototype that was done a couple years back:
And this seems to be a press event for the actual product:
So please, help this tank find a home?
I’m a big fan of all things Ghost in the Shell and this looks AMAZING!! total must buy!
Be interesting to see how the audio will work, whether we can have it play any sound files. Damn it, there needs to be sub-titles in real life.
BTW just been checking out the rest of your site and it’s really good.
where can i order one when it comes out?
audio cube is offering the sale of this cute tank.
here’s a link where you can pick it up:
http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php?products_id=2347
O_O
I need one now. Right now.
i gonna buy this and give this too my cousine and he dog gonna eat that =)
hahaha! thats the best comment ever!