The Guardian reports that Japanese company Suidobashi Heavy Industry is showing off a new robot called “Kuratas” that weighs four tons, stands at 13 feet tall and comes armed with a gun capable of firing “6,000 ball-bearing pellets a minute.

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Would you guys want to take a spin in this one?

Nah, I prefer my mechs to walk, not roll. =P I do give them kudos for building that.

Just give them some time and you will see them come with a walking mech.

It easier to make it with wheels than moving legs you know.

Well that's a given there DL, but I've seen one where the legs kind of shimmies but it's on wheels.

Um... Ghost in the Shell, anyone?