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We Finally Know When the Giant Robot Duel Between the US and Japan Will Take Place
• motherboard.vice.com by Carl FranzenTwo years ago this summer, a California-based robotics company called Megabots published a brash, flashy video on YouTube and Kickstarter challenging a Japanese company called Suidobashi to a giant robot duel.
Now, after two years of Megabots releasing over-the-top robot teaser videos and some delays, the duel between the two companies' giant, human-piloted mechs will supposedly happen this August, according to a new video posted today by Megabots.
No firm date or location has been announced (Megabots says it is "keeping the location secret so we can guarantee there will be no more delays" in its video description). And worryingly, Suidobashi hasn't updated its own YouTube channel and Facebook page since 2015, so whether this fight really goes down this summer remains an open question.