Gundam vs. Transformers? US and Japan's large-scale mechs will launch a showdown

This is by no means a film of the Pacific Rim.

MegaBots, a technology team from the United States, developed a heavy-duty robot called MegaBots2. At the end of June, MegaBots challenged the robot KURATAS of the famous Japanese robot manufacturer Suidobashi Heavy Industry through Youtube. After many days of consideration, Kogoro Kurata, the president of Suidoqiao Heavy Industry, officially responded on July 6 and agreed to contest.

In response to the video, Kurata Kojiro is wearing the Japanese flag, and he is proud to claim that the giant robot is part of Japanese culture. "We will not let the group of another country win this kind of competition. The mech is a symbol of Japan." The MegaBots2 that taunted the challenge was too American, "just a heavy machine with a spray gun." Kurata Kogoro suggested that the two robots should be close to each other instead of shooting each other.

Kurata Koguro is not only the president of Suidoqiao Heavy Industry, but also the developer of KURATAS. The robot, born in 2012, is worth 135 million yen (about 6.84 million yuan), 4 meters high and weighs 4 tons. It is equipped with a variety of weapon carriers, including rocket launchers, shields and a rate of fire. 6000 Garat/minute toy Gatling machine gun. KURATAS's control system is very advanced, and the internal machine gun can complete the firing command through the smile expression of the controller. It is also called "smile killer".

In contrast, KURATAS will deal with the opponent MegaBots 4.5 meters high, weighs 5.4 tons, and has an advantage in weight. The MegaBots are loaded with tank tracks and fired at high-energy spray guns. This huge mech requires two pilots to be in cabin control, while KURATAS requires only one controller and can be remotely controlled by external controls.

MegaBots launched the “Future Sports” crowdfunding project on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with the goal of raising $1.8 million, which was unfortunately not achieved. "Future sports" refers to the large-scale mech fighting competition. The challenge to the Suido Bridge Heavy Industry was seen as a marketing tool for MegaBots.

Whether in Asia or Europe or America, mech culture has an important market. Naruto, such as "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Six Gods", and "Transformers" born in the United States, have affected the world's mech enthusiasts. In Hollywood movies and games, mech-style duel has long been a mature fictional theme.

In the field of application, it is not uncommon for robots to perform military auxiliary operations. Big Dog, a transportation robot developed by the famous Boston Dynamics Engineering Company, won a US$32 million bonus from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. However, MegaBots has already stated that its products will not be used in the military field, but will focus on serving the "future sports" market.

Not surprisingly, the world's first large-scale robot showdown will take place one year later, between the two countries with the most outstanding robotic R&D skills. At present, the specific time and place of the competition have not been determined.