Giant robots from Japan and the US just battled — and a new champion reigns
From CNBC
Team U.S.A. toppled Japan at the first-ever giant fighting robot showdown.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/robots-face-off-us-megabots-vs-japans-suidobashi.htmlAmerican robotics company MegaBots and its Japanese rival, Suidobashi Heavy Industries, fought for technological superiority in a battle that was streamed online Tuesday evening.
In the first round, Suidobashi's Kurata robot effortlessly knocked out an older MegaBots robot with a single punch, giving the Japanese team a decisive edge.
But the main fight, between the Kurata and MegaBots' new multi-million dollar, massive Eagle Prime, ended in favor of the Americans.
Eagle Prime, bigger and heavier than the Kurata, produced a chainsaw that systematically took out the Japanese robot until the match was ended and the winner announced.
The MegaBots team expressed hope for a formal fighting robot league in the future after the match.
A challenge two years in the making
Two years ago, MegaBots challenged Suidobashi Heavy Industries, to a duel between their giant robots. Suidobashi had accepted but added a condition of its own: melee combat must be a part of the fight.
YES! YES! YES! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
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When the robots take over in the future they are going to look back at this and be super angry.
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