The USA vs. Japan giant robot duel showed that making giant robots is hard
It finally happened. Last night, America’s MegaBots Inc. took on Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industry in a giant robot duel streamed on Twitch. The 26-minute show (which actually took place a while ago, and was recorded over the course of several days) is now available to watch on YouTube. If you don’t want to find out who won, stop reading right now and have a watch.
Done?
Okay, so, congratulations to team USA! Commiserations to team Japan! And well done to all involved for actually going through with the project.
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