Work continues on the project by Amauchi Industry and karakuri products to reproduce the Tachikomas from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as 1/2 scale industrial robots, and a mock-up of the exterior shell of the Tachikoma was recently on display at the Nico Nico Super Conference 2016.

The final robot is not completed yet, but the "outer shell study model" was available for viewing at the Nico Nico Super Conference, which ran from April 29 to April 30, 2016, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

本日5月1日(日)～8日(日)の期間限定で、1/2サイズ「タチコマ」を展示しています。
ロジコマ君も横に並んでいるのでちょっとカオスです。ぜひ、ＩＧストアにおいで下さい。#IGストア pic.twitter.com/EYspCAEhD2

— Production I.G (@ProductionIG) May 1, 2016

Additionally, the 1/2 scale Tachikoma will be on display at the Production I.G store in Tokyo from May 01 to May 08, 2016, where it will be positioned next to its cousin, a 1/2 scale model of the Logicoma robot from Ghost in the Shell: Arise which is a permanent fixture at the store.

【展示】
本日より「TACHIKOMA GT」(700,000円+税)の展示も行っています！受注可能となっていますので、ご希望の方はスタッフまでお申し付けください。
※商品お届けに関しましては、お時間をいただきます。#IGストア pic.twitter.com/rAT9qqD2nd

— I.Gストア 公式 (@IGSTORE_JP) May 1, 2016

If that's not enough Tachikoma in your life, the Production I.G store will also be selling a Tachikoma-themed "TACHIKOMA GT" guitar, which retails for the low, low price of 700,000 yen ($6581.73 US) plus tax. Imagine jamming out on that!

Sources:

Character Japan

Official Production I.G Twitter feed (@ProductionIG)

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