America’s Giant Robot vs. Japan’s giant robot

Geeks from all around the world are going to have an absolute frenzy when two giant robots, one from Japan and one from the United States battle until only one is left standing!

The Japanese robotics company Suidobashi Heavy Industries has accepted MegaBots’ challenge to a giant real, live giant robot battle on an undetermined date. Both companies make multi-ton mech-style robots that are controlled by humans who ride inside.

The face-off is a way for MegaBots to promote its newest mech, MegaBot Mark II, which the company has called “America’s first full-functional, giant piloted robot.” It has some pretty big guns that can shoot paintballs at a car-denting speed of 100mph.

Suidobashi founder and CEO seemed surprised by the challenge; he readily accepted though and even mocked the MegaBot’s choice of weaponry. He actively noted that giant robots are part of Japan’s heritage and America shouldn’t just build something huge and stick guns on it!

However, the two robots are pretty much evenly matched. MegaBot Mark II is 15 feet tall and rolls around on a pair of giant tank treads. Suidobashi’s mech is 13 feet tall and uses four swiveling wheels.

But, there are some pretty big differences. MegaBot Mark II cost about 175,000 Dollars to build and weighs about 12,000 pounds; while Suidobashi’s sells for more than 1 million Dollars and weighs about 9,000 pounds.

So, a dozen movie and TV robot fantasies are about to some to fruition when these two massive robots battle until only one winner is left! Which team are you on Japan, or America?

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