US unveils 16 foot tall fighting 'megabot' Eagle Prime

At first glance, you might mistake this enormous robot for a character from the latest Transformers blockbuster. But the 16 foot (five metre) tall machine is a robot called Eagle Prime that is ready to take on Japan in the Megabots Giant Robot Dual league. An incredible video has been released which shows the Eagle Prime in action ahead of the dual - which will be the world's first giant robot battle - taking place this month. At first glance, you might mistake this enormous robot for a character from the latest Transformers blockbuster. The Eagle Prime stands at 16 feet (five metres tall), weighs 12 tons, and has 430 horsepower.