A duel between giant robots from Californian company Megabots and Japan's Suidobashi is set to take place this August when Megabots' Mark III will be pitted against Suidobashi's Kuratas. Suidobashi has requested hand-to-hand combat be allowed in the rules. The two companies are competing for a contract worth up to £1bn over 10 years with the winner expected to win the right to build an unmanned aircraft carrier that can carry nuclear weapons.
A duel between giant robots from Californian company Megabots and Japan's Suidobashi is set to take place this August when Megabots' Mark III will be pitted against Suidobashi's Kuratas. Suidobashi has requested hand-to-hand combat be allowed in the rules. No locale for the duel has been specified yet.