Tachikoma (Ghost in the Shell)

 A **Tachikoma** (タチコマ?) is a fictional artificial intelligence, walker/roller in the Ghost in the Shell universe; appearing in the manga, created by Masamune Shirow, and the Stand Alone Complex sub-universe. Nine of them are assigned to Section 9's use originally. They are spider-like, multi-legged combat vehicles, equipped with artificial intelligence. The spider design appears in other places in Shirow's work, like the Appleseed manga. Shirow is noted to keep numerous spiders as pets. Credits. Game:[http://firstassault.nexon.net](http://) Tachikoma:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikoma](http://)