Kid’s Walker fulfills your child’s dream of piloting a kickass robot suit (video)

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Four years ago Sakakibara Kikai brought us a $300,000 real-life BattleMech , and the company hasn’t sat idle since then — last December, it put the final touches on a significantly smaller exoskeleton designed specifically for children. The Kid’s Walker stands just over five feet tall and weighs four hundred pounds, and though the gasoline-powered creature doesn’t exactly walk, its wheeled feet definitely stroll around. The Japanese company told Gizmag the suit isn’t presently for sale — just rentals for now — but would probably cost about 1.8 million yen (around $21,600) should it come to market. If you ask us, that’s a small price to pay; everyone knows it’s always the young mecha pilots that end up saving the world. Video after the break. Continue reading Kid’s Walker fulfills your child’s dream of piloting a kickass robot suit (video) Kid’s Walker fulfills your child’s dream of piloting a kickass robot suit (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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