Bandai Namco Wants to Make Gundams Real With New Initiative

The sustainability project address population and environmental issues.

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Back in June 2021, Bandai Namco announced its sustainability project called “Gundam Universal Century Development Action.” The unique project serves to address population and environmental issues through researching technology featured in the Gundam franchise.

Building on the announcement, Bandai Namco has now launched four sub-projects, “TEAM SPACE LIFE Project,” “Prototyping of a new pilot robot for social implementation of mobile suits,” “Green Colony Project,” and the “Beam Saber ~ Plasma Agriculture Project.” Now working with 13 partners, the projects will focus on creating a space colonies, experimental environments, a functional mobile suit, and agricultural usages for plasma. Each team will develop technology and advancements that bring the world of Gundam to life by showing how concepts and ideas can be implemented in the real world.

Stay tuned for more developments from Bandai Namco’s “Gundam Universal Century Development Action.”

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