The world's first giant combat robot battle just happened and it involved a massive chainsaw

The world's first giant combat robot duel just happened on Tuesday, Oct. 17, pitting America and Japan against each other in a Twitch-livestreamed battle for the ages.

Representing the United States were two epic robots from MegaBots Inc., founded by Matt Oehrlein and Gui Cavalcanti. Pilot Kogoro Kurata from Suidobashi Heavy Industry represented Japan. The challenge was issued two years ago, on one condition: Japan wanted to fight hand-to-hand combat.   Read more...