Team Japan Accepts America's Challenge To A Giant Robot Duel

The US might have just defeated Japan at soccer in the Women's World Cup, but the Japanese are already looking forward to compete in the world's first ever giant robot battle. 

Japanese company Suidobashi Heavy Industry has accepted the challenge from US-based company MegaBots Inc. to a giant robot duel, with Suidobashi founder Kogoro Kurata saying: "Yeah, I'll fight. Absolutely."

Kurata, who designed and built Suidobashi's 4-ton mech, said: "It's interesting, I'll give them that. But my reaction? Come on guys, make it cooler. Just building something huge and sticking guns on it. It's ... Super American. We can't let another country win this. Giant robots are Japanese culture." 

Watch Kurata's response below: 

Unfortunately, neither Suidobashi nor MegaBots has offered any more details about where or when the duel might happen. (MegaBots' original challenge suggested a vague date of a year from now). But hopefully, the two teams will follow through at least to some degree. Kurata's response to the MegaBots' challenge also raised the stakes, with the Japanese designer asking if the duel can be fought as a physical melee rather than with the MegaBot Mark II's paintball guns.

I can't wait to see this duel unfold. This is what dreams are made of. Fans of Gundam, Robotech, Pacific Rim,  and other robot franchises would enjoy this spectacle. So which robot do you think would win this duel? 

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