Hot on the heels of their Women's World Cup clash, Japan and the US may be in for another fight, this time with giant robots.
Having completed work on its Mark 2 model, US-based robotics company MegaBots issued a challenge late last month:
"Suidobashi, you have a giant robot, we have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen."
In the red, white, and blue corner - via CNN - the MegaBots Mark 2 weighs in at a staggering six tonnes, fires 3-pound paint cannonballs at speeds of over 100 miles per-hour, and requires two pilots. It’s said MegaBots plans to create a UFC-style sports league, albeit with robots instead of people. Think Robot Wars, only with mechs instead of motorised vacuums.
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Having completed work on its Mark 2 model, US-based robotics company MegaBots issued a challenge late last month:
"Suidobashi, you have a giant robot, we have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen."
In the red, white, and blue corner - via CNN - the MegaBots Mark 2 weighs in at a staggering six tonnes, fires 3-pound paint cannonballs at speeds of over 100 miles per-hour, and requires two pilots. It’s said MegaBots plans to create a UFC-style sports league, albeit with robots instead of people. Think Robot Wars, only with mechs instead of motorised vacuums.
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