It weighs in at 12 tons (24,000 pounds), is 16 feet tall and can seat two pilots. 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 Kurata robot. The match, which pitted California'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 pave the way for a fighting robot league and the creation of a billion-dollar sport. In an interview with BBC News, Mr Musk said he was "excited" about the prospect of robots taking on humans.
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 Kurata robot. The match, which pitted California'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 pave the way for a fighting robot league and the creation of a billion-dollar sport. In an interview with BBC News, Mr Musk said he was "excited" about the prospect of robots taking on humans.