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  • Hankook Mirae/Vitaly Bulgarov

    Watch Korea's mech take its first steps with a pilot on board

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    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    01.01.2017

    That real, life-sized mech Korean company Hankook Mirae debuted recently isn't just for show. Its designer, Hollywood SFX veteran Vitaly Bulgarov, has posted a video on Facebook showing the robot taking its first steps. And, yes, it had a pilot on board. The 13-feet-tall, 1.3-ton machine was created to work in extreme conditions where humans cannot go unprotected. It won't be able to go on rescue missions anytime soon, though -- not without a power source that's portable enough.