We're not discriminant enough in our miniature robot collecting to fully appreciate this Black OX robot from the series Gigantor, but even at our half appreciation it's still pretty incredible. Featuring 22 joints, LEDs, gyro sensors and accelerometer, Black OX only stands 43cm tall, but he'll still manage to hold your eyes open while having his way with your wife/garbage disposal. The price is only US$7,450 to score one of 30 that will be produced. Hit the link to check out many videos capturing the robot in motion. [Vstone via Crunchgear]

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The Gigantor photo frame isn't only big on size, like its name, but it's big on value as well. For $249, you'd normally only be able to get an 11-inch photo frame, but the Gigantor gives you 15 inches of mother-in-law viewing glory. It even has built-in speakers, an IR remote, 8 types of memory card support, MPEG1/2/4 video, and 1024 x 768 resolution. Gojira would be proud. [ThinkGeek via Crunchgear]

You've got to love a mayor whose vision for municipal art looks something like this. A 60-feet statue of Gigantor is to have pride of place in the town of Kobe, Japan. The 135-million-yen structure (around $1.1 million) will weigh 70 tons and is going up for two reasons. The sculpture of the iron behemoth, who first appeared in 1958, will both mark the birthplace of creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who died in an apartment fire in 2004 and celebrate the regeneration of Kobe, 12 years after an earthquake laid waste to the town. So, Robo-tourists, what are you waiting for? Make Kobe's mayor a very happy man. Life-sized Gigantor memorial to be erected [Newsarama via Sci-Fi Tech]