Hankook Mirae, a Korean company that has been working hard to develop a life-sized mech that actually works. You might remember the Matrix or the Avatar where humans could pilot mech robots. Well, our dreams have come true as Hollywood SFX veteran posted a video of a mech robot that actually works.

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The machine is 13-feet-tall, and weighs around 1.3-ton and can be piloted by a human much like in science fiction movies. It was made so that humans can work in extreme conditions where they cannot go unprotected. However, it will not be used in rescue missions yet since it requires a power source that is portable.

Human-machine interface and arm motion test! "METHOD-2" large manned robot project for which I had a pleasure to make the design. Very fortunate to be part of the incredible Hankook Mirae Technology team. (previously posted as Korea Future Technology since "Hankook" means "South Korea" in Korean Language and "Mirae" means "Future")team. #hankookmiraetechnology #koreafuturetechnology #industrialdesign #robot #mech

A video posted by Vitaly Bulgarov (@vitalybulgarov) on Dec 15, 2016 at 3:12pm PST

You can see that the Mech suit, which might look straight out of ‘Avatar’, mirrors the movement of the pilot’s arms.

Vitaly Bulgarov, who has worked on movies like ‘Robocop’, ‘Transformers’ and ‘Terminator’, created the mech suit. According to Bulgorov, the short-term goal requires them to develop a platform for such robots where it can be used for industrial applications. They can also mount the Mech on a larger wheeled base, which can be used as a power source in rough terrains.

© Vitaly Bulgarov

You can watch the Mech suit walk right here:

And here is another video where you can see Bulgarov controlling the Mech suit’s arms: