The last time we have heard about the status of this fight was that Team Megabots were in the process of building a Megabots MK II to be able to fight properly against the Japanese Kuratas. It is almost two years since the Americans challenged the Japanese to a giant robot duel which was originally scheduled last year but the fight was delayed due to problems of finding a venue.

Now, we get news from Team Megabots that fight is definitely on and a venue has already been selected. But for now the information of the venue will be kept under wraps:

If you have been hoping to watch this fight, if it is really going to take place, then you are in luck. The fight will be streamed live to both the Megabots and Suidobashi YouTube channels so once we finally get the exact date and time of the fight, then we should set reminders to ourselves when to open YouTube to watch the world’s first giant robot fight.

Also, Team Megabots has already ditched the Megabots MK II and will be unveiling the MK III next month in San Francisco. The MK III will be much bigger at 16 feet in height and weighing 12 tons. The Kuratas, so far is 12.5 feet tall and weighs 5 tons, but we do not know if the Japanese are building a different version of the Kuratas since the agreed upon fight format will be a close quarters melee combat that will have the robots rely on weapons for pummeling each other rather than shoot each other. The original Kuratas is armed with an airsoft minigun and flying coke bottles whilst the original Megabots was armed with a large paintball gun. These weapons are actually useless for a real robot fight.

Who knows? Kuratas might be armed with a samurai sword as the Megabots might look to be armed with a giant chainsaw and a massive knife. The one thing that both teams will need to be worried about is pilot safety unless the new robot designs will have the pilots controlling the robots remotely using FPV headsets and remote control to keep them away from physical arm. When metal hits metal, any living flesh should get out of the way.

Remember, the giant robot fight will take place in August 2017. We might be seeing the future of warfare if it actually happens.