Electronics Tech Culture japan robots Japan's latest Gundam-style giant robot takes on railway maintenance duties Giant robots need a day job, too By Rob Thubron July 4, 2024, 6:53 AM ...

TOKYO: It resembles a malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway's new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind ...

As New Atlas and other blogs reported, the West Japan Rail Company, also known as JR West, is now using a humongous Gundam -style robot to fix remote railway power lines — and to make it even ...

Giant VR-operated humanoid robot used to fix power lines in Japan The West Japan Rail Company has developed a large, crane-mounted, VR-piloted Gundam-style robot for maintenance along train lines.