In 2014, the company launched a crowdfunding campaign to build enough robots to stage an arena combat session of the metal hulks, but it failed to reach its fundraising target of $1.8 million. Then get ready for live giant robots fight as Japanese Suidobashi Heavy Industry Company has accepted the United States rival MegaBots inc. challenge of giant robot fight. Just like the robot characters of anime fame, it has a cockpit for a “pilot” to climb into and operate it. “Giant robots are Japanese culture”, he said, adding that he wanted to “punch them to scrap and knock them down”. The robot can move using tank treads and have two gatling guns.
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Suidobashi Heavy Industry took up the giant challenge in a weekend video, as the Japanese firm’s chief Kogoro Kurata admitted that his country’s robot culture was at stake.
“Yeah, I’ll fight. Absolutely”, Kurata said in the video.
RT.com reported that the Japanese team responded to the American team’s challenge by saying, “Bring it on”.
Kurata also made a statement about his future opponent’s robot, “My reaction?” “But come on guys, make it interesting! Just building something huge and sticking guns on it is… super-American”. The robot only needs one person to operate and moves via a four-wheel leg set.
In the red, white, and blue corner – via CNN – the MegaBots Mark 2 weighs in at a staggering six tonnes, fires 3-pound paint cannonballs at speeds of over 100 miles per-hour, and requires two pilots. Kurta created of this robot is very confident about winning this battle.
“We can’t let another country win this”.
In 2012, Kurata invented a robot fanboy’s dream – the 4-meter-tall Kuratas robot.
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More details and modifications on both robots are expected in the coming months.
