Kogoro Kurata working on a giant, bone crushing mech?

Gulp, this is not going to end well. That mechanized hand is just a piece of Kogoro Kurata's latest "secret" creation. Just imagine a massive, bus crushing hand fitted to a fully functional, giant mech and you'll understand our concern. Please Kogoro-san, we beg you on behalf of the children: don't finish it!

[strider_mt2k @ Aug 27th 2007 8:58AM]

Big hand everybody!

Big hand!

[strider_mt2k @ Aug 27th 2007 8:59AM]

WAITAMINUTE!!

NO OPPOSABLE THUMB???

Bummer.

[Moogle @ Aug 27th 2007 12:08PM]

Without an opposable thumb, you could still "Let your fingers do the walking" on a grand scale.

[Jerry @ Aug 27th 2007 4:29PM]

I think he needs an upgrade...
http://www.jeroldbillings.com/my_chopper.jpg

Don't knock the bad photoshop job, I'm a developer not an artist. :-)

[daedalus @ Aug 27th 2007 9:12AM]

"Snake? ... SNAKE?... SNAAAAAAKKKEEEE!!!!"

[Relics @ Aug 27th 2007 1:03PM]

Quick- get the stinger missiles!

[Manuel @ Aug 27th 2007 9:17AM]

Mazinger Z !

[tchiseen @ Aug 27th 2007 9:19AM]

no opposable thumb? true, but that doesn't mean it couldn't play doom, on a really big keyboard.

[Total Recall @ Aug 27th 2007 9:23AM]

It will build its own thumbs... from the bones of its victims!

[dextro @ Aug 27th 2007 9:26AM]

Uhhhh I wonder how much time we have left before we start seeing mechs fighting and destroying entire cities in the process?

[TK @ Aug 27th 2007 12:59PM]

Mechs don't destroy cities.

Emo 14 year-olds in mechs destroy cities.

[riggs @ Aug 27th 2007 3:04PM]

hahahahahaha

[evilpenguin @ Aug 27th 2007 9:31AM]

Imagine the power requirements for operating that hand. Now multiply them by... let's say 20 and I think you get a clue about the total power consumption of the whole robot. Will it be able to do 5 steps without refueling? And another thing.. It may be strong, but I really doubt that it will be fast. So for all you doomsday prophets, I think this will not be the end. Not just yet...

[Xavier Gill @ Aug 27th 2007 12:03PM]

They could give it one of those nuclear power stations that submarines have or , you know, 3 solar panels.

[John @ Aug 27th 2007 3:39PM]

You may be laughing now, but you won't be laughing so hard when it runs out of power and falls on top of you.

[Kamokazi @ Aug 27th 2007 6:01PM]

That's what the Minovsky-type ultracompact fusion reactor is for, duh...

[EdZ @ Aug 27th 2007 9:54AM]

Solution: the world's biggest extension cord! Now with 50% extra Angel-proofing!

[TT @ Aug 29th 2007 4:12PM]

Someone contact Gendo Ikari, there's been a leak at NERVE!!

[JJ @ Aug 27th 2007 11:02AM]

Asuka better be piloting it, and not some emo-kid. *cough* Shinji *cough* At least she can kick some ass.

[anonymous coward @ Aug 27th 2007 11:17AM]

It will never be strong enough to defeat chuck norris.....

[Core @ Aug 27th 2007 4:15PM]

This is pretty Interesting. I wonder if this design, The hand, instead of a bucket, would be better, more efficient?

[Speedmonkay @ Aug 27th 2007 11:43AM]

Now that is what I call keeping your pimp hand strong !

[Doug Tondro @ Aug 27th 2007 12:31PM]

Hey, Big-O, pass me my crescent wrench will ya?

[rob @ Aug 27th 2007 12:42PM]

I for one welcome our new bone-crushing overlords....

[Neural Net @ Aug 27th 2007 1:20PM]

*insert-generic-over-used-comment-adaptable-to-any-story-here*

[3rdsun @ Aug 27th 2007 3:06PM]

I for one welcome our giant hand robot overlords, with shivers running down my spine. lol
Those hands will actually be used to pull weeds from fields - see the backhoe its attached to.

[Da Cheez @ Aug 27th 2007 1:44PM]

"Please Kogoro-san, we beg you on behalf of the children: don't finish it!"

No, please, by all means finish it! Just make me one, too...

[LBC @ Aug 27th 2007 1:46PM]

Will it blend?

[obiwan @ Aug 27th 2007 1:50PM]

blah blah blah, big effin' hand. So what? Can it shoot freethrows?

[ug @ Aug 27th 2007 7:01PM]

Exactly. The reason the Japanese created the "giant robot" phenomenon was a way to infuse sci-fi with a dose of Samurai honor. It has nothing to do with practicality. Robots just do not scale well to that kind of size. Even if they did, if you tried to ride inside one while it ran and fought your spine would be pulverized with all of the hard g-forces. That's not even taking into account the power requirements (as someone else stated). So it's idiotic for them to seriously try to make these things.

[riggs @ Aug 27th 2007 3:05PM]

way better than shaq my friend.

[Joey @ Aug 27th 2007 3:32PM]

See, what did I tell you. We're one step closer to being slaves to these robots! One squeeze of that hand and we're dead!

TRANSFORMERS! Robots in Disguise!

[John @ Aug 27th 2007 3:41PM]

Are you saying that there are transformers that would disguise themself as giant robotic hands? That takes it to a whole new level man

[Drewvt @ Aug 28th 2007 10:38AM]

We're looking at Devastator's left hand, aren't we?

I can't wait to see the giant crane that transforms into Devastator's butt.

[Joey @ Aug 28th 2007 3:07AM]

Yup, and be careful, your xbox or cell phone might be one too...

[Harrison66 @ Aug 27th 2007 5:01PM]

Go Voltron Finger Force!!

[NewJohnny @ Aug 27th 2007 7:06PM]

Finally something to open that jar of pickles..

[William Fox @ Aug 28th 2007 7:21AM]

Sorry friends you have got this so wrong. This crusher is specifically designed to crush "Godzilla's" head.

Will

[Jonathan Wong @ Aug 27th 2007 8:04PM]

Its bad enough that that arm wrestling machine broke 3 peoples arms!