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"You'd think that a 13-foot / 2 ton, cast iron Scopedog mecha wouldn't require the services of a knee-pad wearin' festival waif, but there you have it. Built by Kogoro Kurata -- the celebrity blacksmith behind the Steampunk laptop -- this 1:1 scale robot was locked and ready for action at Japan's Character and Hobby Collection 2007 show held over the weekend. Seriously though, how tough could the mech be if he's held at bay by some chinsey chain-link?[Via Impress]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/full-scale-iron-scopedogs-woos-women-while-invading-japan/>