A little over a year ago, nearly 8,000 extremely patriotic robot enthusiasts pledged nearly $555,000 to help American MegaBots and its Mk.II robot defeat Japan’s Kuratas robot in their upcoming duel.

U.S. robotics company MegaBots and Japan's Suidobashi Heavy Industries faced off in a giant fighting robot showdown The Japanese team had a decisive win in the first round when its Kurata robot took ...

In preparation for their highly anticipated showdown with the Japanese team, MegaBots, the US side of the competition, have this week released a new video revealing a series of rigorous tests they’ve ...

From an observer's standpoint, the last two years of giant robot fighting action (or at least anticipation of) from the MegaBots team has been great fun to watch. From the initial USA vs Japan ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The era of giant battle robots appears to be over... although you might have a chance to bring it back. MegaBots has gone bankrupt after once ...

According to Giertz invited to the factory of MegaBots, MegaBots was created by GiertzAutomatic vegetable cutting machineInspired by the latest robot "Mk. III (Mark 3)" to be released soon will be ...

California startup’s robot isn’t quite ready to take on Kuratas but founders confident ‘Team USA’ can win as Japanese firm accepts challenge They’ve been popularized in movies, television and video ...

Who hasn't looked at a sporting event and thought that it would be better if it involved giant robots wailing on each other? That seems to be the thinking of the people behind the MegaBots Kickstarter ...

In the "first ever giant robot battle," mammoth machines from MegaBots and Suidobashi Heavy Industry fight for the world title using attack drones and more. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about ...

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MegaBots’ dream of a televised giant robot fighting league has been a bit slow going. No surprise, really. Building a mech takes time and money, and building enough to facilitate a league takes a lot ...