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TIL: Kogoro Kurata and roboticist Wataru Yoshizaki founded a company which builds rideable mech robots. He was inspired by Mecha anime. His first release of Kurata mechs sold for $1.35million, weighed 4,500kg, and 4 meters high. The company is still working on mechs today.

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