▁Tro oper ▁V ot oms . ▁ ▁Mobile ▁Su it ▁G und am ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁is ▁largely ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁real ▁robot ▁concept ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁The ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Fort ress ▁Mac ross ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁would ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁what ▁people ▁would ▁later ▁call ▁real ▁robot ▁an ime . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Y oshi y uki ▁Tom ino ▁and ▁other ▁production ▁crew ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁issue ▁of ▁New type , ▁about ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁G und am ▁an ime ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁directed ▁by ▁him , ▁he ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁real ism ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁sees ▁the ▁spons ors , ▁Sun r ise , ▁as ▁imag inary ▁enemies ▁of ▁G und am , ▁since ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁a ▁certain ▁level ▁of ▁real ism . ▁Arm ored ▁Tro oper ▁V ot oms ▁is ▁viewed ▁by ▁Fam its u ▁magazine ▁as ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁real - ro bot ▁an ime . ▁ ▁The ▁concepts ▁behind ▁" real ▁rob ots " ▁that ▁set ▁it ▁apart ▁from ▁previous ▁robot ▁an ime ▁are ▁such ▁as : ▁ ▁The ▁robot ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁industrial ▁machine ▁with ▁arm - like ▁manip ul ators ▁and ▁is ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁military ▁and ▁commercial ▁enter pr ises ▁of ▁various ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁industrial ▁production ▁and ▁commercial ▁manufact uring ▁processes ▁appeared ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁robot