It raised about $554,600 in crowdfunding from nearly 8,000 backers. US and Japanese robot firms went head to head in a battle of the bots recently streamed online , with the US 's Eagle Prime emerging victorious against the Japanese ##s . The match , which pitted US 's MegaBots against Japan 's Suidobashi Heavy Industries , came two years after the gauntlet had been thrown down by the US company . It is hoped the clash will lead the way for a fighting robot league and the creation of a billion - dollar company . Eagle Prime weighs 11 tons , is 16-foot tall and is powered by a 430hp V8 engine .
US and Japanese robot firms went head to head in a battle of the bots recently streamed online , with the US 's Eagle Prime emerging victorious against the Japanese ##s . The match , which pitted US 's MegaBots against Japan 's Suidobashi Heavy Industries , came two years after the gauntlet had been thrown down by the US company . It is hoped the clash will lead the way for a fighting robot league and the creation of a billion - dollar company . Eagle Prime weighs 11 tons , is 16-foot tall and is powered by a 430hp V8 engine .