The Ghost in the Shell Realize Project aims to bring the technology featured in the Ghost in the Shell manga and anime to real life. Recently, they set up a booth at the Nico Nico Super Conference 2016 event in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, where a 1/2 Scale Tachikoma replica was displayed.

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Amauchi Industry and karakuri products, which are the ones behind the projects, is actually seeking to replicate the Tachikoma robots as 1/2 scale industrial robots. Smaller than the actual Tachikoma robots, but can be used for a variety of purposes. The one displayed during the event is a mock-up of the exterior shell, as the actual robot is still incomplete.

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With the event now over, the replica shell is now on display at the Production I.G. Store in Tokyo, but only for a limited time until 8 May 2016. It can be found next to the 1/2 scale model of the Logicoma robot from Ghost in the Shell: Arise. The Logicoma model is a permanent fixture of the store.

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Source: Crunchyroll