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Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's to draw a distinction from the similar "milliard", which means "billion" in British English but has fallen out of fashion.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but has fallen out of fashion

It's a bit of a shame really, since it makes much more sense: How big is a billion?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I only go with SI units: Gigabucks

Anyone in possession of a billion dollars is a Gigabuckaroo