A fictional [[alien]] [[walker (robot)|]] mecha from the novel "The [[War of the Worlds]]" published in 1898.

It is a giant three legged [[robot]] piloted by a Martian and armed with a devastating energy cannon (the "heat ray") and several mechanical tentacles. This machine is perhaps the first example of an alien [[mecha]] in the [[science fiction]] genre.

The [[Big Zam]] from [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] was inspired by this walker.
tripod (mecha)