:: Dr. Kanaoka, Inventor and CEO of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors "Accidents such as falling from high places and getting an electric shock from power lines are inevitable. This robot was developed ...

Videos showing an 18-metre (59-foot) robot in the Japanese harbour city of Yokohama have entranced the Twitterverse, pulling in more than 6 million views in the past week.

WTF?! Japan has a history of creating real-life, Gundam-style giant robots, but they tend to be for entertainment purposes rather than practical applications. However, the country has just started ...