$3 Million Anime-Style Robot Goes on Sale in Tokyo, Aiming for Disaster Relief Over Combat

A Tokyo company is selling a pilotable, anime-inspired mecha robot called Archax for $3 million.
Archax is a 15-foot tall, 3.5 ton robot that can transform between an upright mode and a drivable vehicle mode.
The robot has a cockpit with screens connected to outside cameras and is controlled with joysticks and pedals.
Archax's creator hopes it will be used for disaster relief and space exploration rather than combat.
Macross co-creator Shoji Kawamori is collaborating to bring his own anime mecha designs to life.

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