Giant Robot Puts You in the Driver's Seat

Tomorrow's world is staring you in the face, in the form of a 13-foot-tall robot capable of fitting a human pilot inside. Japanese robot enthusiasts have begun building that futuristic vision — and they have several clever ideas for controlling the nearly five-ton robot in ways that evoke different science fiction films.

Kinect-based 'giant robot' in the works

Here's one heck of a toy for the big boys: a 3.8-meter (about 12 feet) mecha that can be controlled by a smartphone and a Kinect motion-activated game accessory.

Pictured: The giant Gundam robot standing guard over it's own Tokyo theme park (just don't call it a Transformer!)

Tokyo has been taken over by this giant robot - which is tasked with standing guard outside the country's newest tourist attraction. The 18metre Gundam has taken pride of place in front of the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza complex - which houses the theme park of the animation series bearing the same name.

Crowds joined by Titan the robot for Halton Lea 40th birthday bash

A GIANT robot and a dinosaur were among the guests at Halton Lea’s 40th birthday bash at the weekend. The centre – which was decorated with celebratory bunting and birthday balloons – was buzzing with appearances from special guests Titan the Robot and ‘Tiny’, a ‘real life’ mechanised Stegosaurus.

Japan's Sharp to sell talking robot vacuum cleaner

Japanese electronics giant Sharp said Tuesday it had created a robot vacuum cleaner capable of recognising and responding to simple voice commands in several languages.