Robot Wars irl

>>15833832
>Japan basically made a Knightmare Frame prototype

>>15833842
you mean armored trooper

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>>15833842
I see it more like an Eva 05 prototype

>>15833851
What the fuck is this abomination?

>>15833936
It's the Evangelion unit 05 from Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 You Can (not) Advance

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breaking news
its happening

>>15835127
The real question is. When?

>>15835127
Is there a date? Where do I follow them? I assume that is facebook

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>>15833832
Why are people excited about this? It's going to be underwhelming af

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>>15833832
Delayed due to logistics
>>15835127
FUCKING FINALLY
Suidobashi hasn't updated jackshit
Hell it's not even on Kogoro's blog

>>15835230
>Why are people excited about this?
Because it's the closest we are to have a giant robot fight in real life, I just hope it becomes a thing andd more countries and companies start making their mechs and start a mecha fight league

>>15835230
bragging rights and /int/ shitposting
>>15835225
no date so far
Megabots has an Istagram, twitter, and Facebook
Suidobashi has a Facebook and Kogoro Kuratas has a blog

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>>15835265
China has shown interest but nothing is finalized yet.
Both Chinese teams have met with the Megabots people.
Should I share info links I found of them?
They're mostly untranslated though

>>15835287
Method two can't even into gyroscopes, and has to be held up by cables.

>>15835304
I didn't make that image, Method Two isn't even being considered to fight anyways

>>15833842
The guy who made was heavily inspired by VOTOMS growing up

>>15835287
The American one is as American as it possibly could be. Basically a cheap tank masquerading as a mech. It'll probably win just because it's fatter than the others, unless Kuratas is mobile enough to tip it over.

>>15835385
The current Kuratas model we know can only move at a speed of 6 miles per hour

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>>15835385
Each one represents their country visually (except Method-2 which isn't a fighter) in some way
Dawei/Yamantaka has Shanghai decorations
Monkey King's based on the Chinese mythological hero
The Kuratas is inspired by real robot anime the creator saw when he was young

>>15835230
People are dumb cucks, next question?

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Pilot 1 perspective

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Pilot 2

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Weight: 14 tons
Height: 16 feet (18 with the eagle)
Capacity: Seats two pilots
OS: Realtime Linux Kernel and Ubuntu
Electronics: 650+ cables, 300+ devices
Sound System: 4x500W coaxial speakers
Video: 14 HD (1080p) weatherproof cameras with 10x IP65+ display screens connected to 16 in/16 out video matrix
Hydraulics: Up to 140 gallons per minute of hydraulic flow at 4000 psi
Degrees of Freedom: 21
Accumulators: Steelhead Composites BattleMax, Kevlar Jacket, 7.8 gallon total capacity
Computer: Logic Supply Neousys Rugged
IMU: XSens MTi Series
Valves: Parker Hannifin high-speed proportional valves
Hoses: Parker Hannifin 4000 psi, Tough Cover and Super Tough Cover
Cockpit Controls: 2x 5-DOF Joysticks, 2 foot pedals, 40+ momentary/toggle switches, for each pilot
Radiators: 6 radiators, 2x hydraulic oil, engine coolant, transmission oil, engine oil, pump case drain
Gallons of Hydraulic Oil: 100
Gallons of Gasoline: 17
Gallons of Engine Oil: 1.5
Gallons of Engine Coolant: 4
Total Length of cabling: 1 mile
Types of connectors: M12 A-Code, M12 D-Code, M12 T-Code, M8, BNC, 350A power couples, and many others

http://makezine.com/2017/07/18/megabet-inside-megabots-journey-launch-giant-combat-robot-league/

>>15835510
>>15835539
>Win by making it bigger and heavier than everything else

Get some formal rules laid out for this like weight brackets and disqualifying configurations that use tracks/fixed wheelbases instead of limbs, and then it'll be interesting.

>>15835565
This

>>15835565
This whole thing is completely experimental and is the first of its kind.
Megabot's Facebook and Kurata's blog implied that that Nips improve the Kuratas
Maybe it'll be shown in Japan time

>>15835304
They literally made it design over function
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ldJswGpkjY

>>15835510
As much as I want them to lose, I'm really impressed that they actually made this

>>15835593
I do too, but I appreciate that they delivered on their crowdfunding promise. Meanwhile I'm sitting on some six-year-old Kickstarters that haven't delivered my shit yet or given any updates in years.

>>15833842
Just get the fuck out, /a/. It's bad enough that you haven't read about the actual inspiration for Kuratas, but, given the shape of the body and visual cues, it should be instantly recognizable as a VOTOMS inspired work. The fact that you would accidentally mistake it for a 21st century pastiche like CG only proves that you're a crossboarder who's seen no more than five or six /m/ series.

>>15835194
>>15835225
The last date they gave was "August".

>>15839237
They delayed it again, the last date is "September"

>>15835565
This is a promotional one-off. Kuratas wants to sell robots and Megabots wants to sell a "sport" based on paintball.

Megabot's Instagram posted the arena.
Abandoned warehouse

>>15838193
Different type of crowdfunding. Megabots just sourced for money because they wanted to build a robot. They knew how to do it, just needed extra money for parts. They essentially don't need to go past R&D into production, where issues start to arise.

could you imagine that kuratas improved version is full scope dog?

>>15839649
It's like the first motor races. You start with rum runners and car manufacturers trying to show off their tuning and you end with annual 200MPH motorcycle races around an island where at least a half dozen people are guaranteed to bite it, Georgian luge style, every year.

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>>15833842