Here's a really nice picture of the 15-to-20 foot "Cybot" utilized in the Godzilla Returns (1984/1985) film.
While it looks very impressive in actuality the results were very limited at best. Toho Studios proudly announced this robot as the next step in special effects, but anybody who's seen it in the movie knows how jilted and awkward the movements were. It could not walk, it could not turn around, at most the robot could just move it's eyes/head/mouth/arms slightly around to create some type of motion.
Although I must say, even with all of these limitations the movie did an excellent job of editing scenes between the man-in-suit and this robot. This heavily detailed "Cybot" truly added some great moments when the camera zoomed in on its face and mouth as it roared, so big kudos to the effects team for putting so much good work into this machine.
Like most major studio props it was seemingly left to rot away in some warehouse, but here's a Youtube video showcasing the "Cybot" in all of its glory. Apparently there was a huge public display of this 20 foot behemoth somewhere in some auditorium overseas. It is quite an impressive display, as the curtains go up and there's this giant behemoth of a monster behind some smoky effects looking and "roaring" towards the audience.
Here it is right here:
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