USA vs Japan (Giant Robot Showdown)

[JasonParticipant 282]

Some of you have probably heard about this already, but I thought I’d spread the news anyway. Recently, a U.S.-based robotics development team constructed a giant robot. Even more recently, they issued a challenge to a Japanese team who had previously built a giant robot. See below the challenge and the reply.

 

The challenge:

 

The reply:

 

I, for one, very much look forward to 2016. Here’s hoping they make it remote-controlled so they can really go at it without having to worry about pilot safety!

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[FrankyParticipant 2338]

I’m sorry but Japan is the all time champion in making giant robots.(not that other countries compete in that XD)

Ahahaha this is going to be absolutely awesome… goddamit i got on the hype train again.

 

[RoyDalParticipant]

I am still holding out until I can go to my big box hardware store and buy a Stepford Wife.

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[ILiveAgainParticipant]

Men …. doing … creating … fighting … refining …. beer

Wonderful.

[RoyDalParticipant]

ILiveAgain wrote:

Men …. doing … creating … fighting … refining …. beer

Wonderful.

Complete agreement here. This in spite of my sulking because I can’t buy a Stepford Wife at Big Box Hardware. Someday that day will come. Oh yes, it will come.

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[JasonParticipant 282]

Something like this would make the whole thing a lot more interesting: http://www.popsci.com/mit-makes-robot-human-reflexes

I envision huge tracts of abandoned and/or otherwise unusable land where giant robots duke it out while their pilots – and audiences – occupy hardened bunkers just outside the combat area, with people free to watch the pilots with their own eyes while huge screens display the actual battle taking place outside. Glorious.

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[KingOfTheSeaParticipant 1270]

So wait, are they building new robots for the event or just using the ones they have? Either way, I’m pretty excited. This could be an exciting precedence being set.

[JasonParticipant 282]

They plan on modifying the ones they already have, as I understand it. And yes, I hope too this sets an awesome precedence 😀

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[нσтησσвParticipant 830]

think japan will win 😛

totally awesome though; cant wait 🙂

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[JasonParticipant 282]

Update! Kickstarter for supporting the U.S. team: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/megabots/support-team-usa-in-the-giant-robot-duel

I haven’t found one for the Japanese team, but that might show up eventually, too.

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