Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. With the October release of Gundam: The Witch from Mercury looming ...

While Gunpla model kits require people to construct the Mobile Suit from runner parts, the Metal Robot Spirits action figure will already have the basic mech assembled. The package will come with ...

On a wind-swept pier in Yokohama, Japan, the world’s largest mobile humanoid robot has a new lease on life. Originally set to close on March 31, 2023, the towering mech at Gundam Factory Yokohama has ...

Toward the rear of the office, an engineer is working on a metal hand. It looks human enough — roughly the same size with four fingers and a thumb. The Figure team is methodically testing every piece ...