The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the premiere mecha anime brand, with the property introducing several iconic giant robots over the years. These include the RX-78-2, the Zaku II, the Wing Gundam ...

This article is in a series by emerging creatives at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) that explores both the apparent and hidden influences of professional art and design in the Milwaukee ...

Toyota has been quiet on the robotic innovation front for more than a decade. Its last innovation was the release of a bipedal robot with its own battery pack in 2005. Last week, Toyota unveiled its ...

When ordinary superheroes are no longer enough to defend the world, it's time to call in the giant robots. That's the premise behind DC Mech, a new DC Comics series that blends the Justice League with ...

Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

Assembled and programmed VEX IQ robots in the Innovate Labs on Oct. 13, 2025. Mecha Moves was a student-run Storrs Skillshare workshop. Photo by Mak Blake, Grab Photographer/The Daily Campus Innovate ...

One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...

With the launch of Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion looming, I caught up with the game’s mecha designer, Shoji Kawamori, to find out more about his work on the game. As you may know, I have interviewed ...

If Godzilla emerges from the Pacific Ocean, Japan will probably be the only nation prepared for the attack. Sakakibara Machinery Works Co., a Japanese robotics company, has just revealed a new, giant, ...