A little over a year ago, nearly 8,000 extremely patriotic robot enthusiasts pledged nearly $555,000 to help American MegaBots and its Mk.II robot defeat Japan’s Kuratas robot in their upcoming duel.

The era of giant battle robots appears to be over... although you might have a chance to bring it back. MegaBots has gone bankrupt after once again running out of money, and it's auctioning its ...

If you fancy giving yourself a 15-ton battle robot as a birthday gift, then the MegaBots Eagle Prime might be just the thing you’re looking for. The contraption is currently for sale on eBay as the ...

U.S. robotics company MegaBots and Japan's Suidobashi Heavy Industries faced off in a giant fighting robot showdown The Japanese team had a decisive win in the first round when its Kurata robot took ...

In preparation for their highly anticipated showdown with the Japanese team, MegaBots, the US side of the competition, have this week released a new video revealing a series of rigorous tests they’ve ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! They were a hit at New York Comic Con, grabbing the attention of thousands of spectators ...

California startup’s robot isn’t quite ready to take on Kuratas but founders confident ‘Team USA’ can win as Japanese firm accepts challenge They’ve been popularized in movies, television and video ...

If you love monster truck rallies, or boxing, or robots, you might want to tune into Twitch TV Tuesday night to watch two gigantic robots duke it out. It should be quite the spectacle with a ...

Who hasn't looked at a sporting event and thought that it would be better if it involved giant robots wailing on each other? That seems to be the thinking of the people behind the MegaBots Kickstarter ...

It took a year and a half to finally come to pass, but last month the latest iteration of MegaBots’ giant fighting robot finally did battle with a 6.5-ton machine from Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy ...

The MegaBots team devoted the first episode of its new web series to beating the hell out of its most recent creation. Over the course of seven and a half minutes, the company puts the poor robot ...