http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
It looks like a toilet gone horribly, horribly wrong.]]>Aug 28th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Man, say goodbye to transit problems if you could go to work in these babies.]]>Aug 28th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/chi
ko-ma
Tachikoma-kun!]]>Aug 28th 2006 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
Here goes:

size 40cm

Diameter of the body (chassis) about 12cm

weight 1.5kg

Level/degree of mobility: 19

Runs on a Lithium Polymer battery

Materials (Made of):
Plastic, Aluminum, Carbon Fiber

Series/Based on: VS-RC003 of VSTONE, inc.

Features (Purpose?):
Created as a promotional item for the GITS DVD. Features the voice talents of Mr. (Ms.? GITS people, help me out here) Tamagawa.

Total production period (Project length) : 5 months.

Producer: Takahashi Tomotaka

Created as a coop project between:
-Bandai Visual
-Prodiction I.G.
-VSTONE
-Mr. Matsumura from Osaka University.

The highly-anticipated GITS S.A.C. newest release "Solid State Society" is available on 24 November 2006 on DVD!!

(Doesn't say much about it, really. I was sort of hoping it would shoot nerf balls or something, at least.)

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a remote control would be nifty and long battery life. not to mention focusing the rotating eyes towards one point! and I must say the functional rotating eyes was a great addition.]]>Aug 28th 2006 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
I always thought that Engadget found stuff, THEN the news spread to wiki.]]>Aug 28th 2006 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
Btw, could the info on this site: http://www.kokaku-s.com/tlm/info.html have something to do with the robot (take a look at the bottom left of the page)?]]>Aug 28th 2006 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/.< Its soo cute.]]>Aug 28th 2006 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/:^) ]]>Aug 28th 2006 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/Aug 28th 2006 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
Cool. Thanks! The Japanese doesnt really distinguish if its a M/F. Sadly enough, I've still never seen the series, just the movies. But I still want one!

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"Btw, could the info on this site: http://www.kokaku-s.com/tlm/info.html have something to do with the robot (take a look at the bottom left of the page)?"

I had a look, and thats actually just a plastic 1/24 scale model of a tachikoma, and it looks like it was released in Nov. 2005. Probably no relation to this particular promotion.


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攻殻機動隊ＤＶＤのプロモーション用 doesn't mean it comes as a promotional item for the DVD, it means that it is used to promo the DVD, ergo you don't get it.

I mean seriously, 1.5 kg robot bundled to your DVD? How much is that gonna cost?]]>Aug 29th 2006 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/28/tachikoma-the-killer-spider-tank-toy-now-available/
I love Tachikoma, I really want one! no pricing/ possible sale information yet?]]>Aug 29th 2006 10:46PM