The Giant Robot Gap

First the Gundam in Japan and the coming Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor). Now South Korea is planning to build one that will dwarf the Gundam and be twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty. [Link]

In what at first appears to be a serious case of keeping up with the Jones’, Korea is planning to build a 111 meter (364′) tall statue of Robot Taekwon V that will dwarf the Gundam statue and the upcoming 18 meter monument to Tetsujin 28.  Robot Land, the robot-themed amusement park being built by Incheon Metropolitan City has actually been in the works for years, predating the Japanese projects.  Ironically, Robot Taekwon V (known as Voltar the Invincible in the U.S.) starred in a string of patriotic animated films that some would say brazenly copied Japan’s own Mazinger Z, which was also popular in Korea at the time.

Once completed, the ginormous statue will be more than twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty

Where is our giant robot? How can we compete? America needs Giant Robots Now!