TFV-97 Crabman

Model number: TFV-97
Code name: Crabman
Unit type: construction labor
Manufacturer: Shinohara Heavy Industries
Operator: civilians
Rollout: February 1997 AD
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in main body
Dimensions: overall height 6.14 meters; overall width 3.70 meters
Weight: standard 9.06 metric tons; full 10.01 metric tons
Armor materials: carbon fiber reinforced plastic; fiber reinforced material
Powerplant: unknown
Maximum weight lifting capacity: 15.00 metric tons
Minimum revolving radius: 5.0 meters
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: none
Optional hand armaments: none

The TFV-97 Crabman is a construction labor produced by Shinohara Heavy Industries. Like the earlier KV-98 (KV-93R) Pickle, the Crabman is equipped with four legs for use in construction projects in forests and mountainous areas. The Crabman is also equipped with roller wheels for driving along flat surfaces. The Crabman is capable of operating on three legs if one of its legs is destroyed. A medical research company uses a Crabman in a failed attempt to capture a genetically engineered monster that escaped from their mountain lab.

Appearances: Mobile Police Patlabor (TV series)
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi