Giant robot fight organizers say next step is giant robot fighting league
When MegaBots’ Gui Cavalcanti describes the fight between his company’s giant robot and a Japanese counterpart as a “strange event,” it’s both accurate and a bit of an understatement. The bout in question, broadcast last week, was the culmination of a Kickstarter campaign, YouTube series, and more than two years of hype. But the fight was more BattleBots than Transformers: the two robots stood still and took slow swings at one other while commentators did their best to inject some drama into the situation. Some fans were disappointed by the “fake” fight, while others were just happy to see it actually happen.
“There was a ton of overwhelming excitement,” Cavalcanti tells The Verge,…
