Megabots unveil their huge fighting robot for fight with Japan's Kuratas

You've seen it in movies, cartoons and video games, but gladiator-style robot combat has yet to become a reality – until now. Megabots, a California robotics firm, tested a collection of machine-slaying bots to narrow down the deadliest ones for their Mk.III robot, which will take on Japan's Kuratas robot in an upcoming giant robot duel. The American team's weapons include a body crushing grapple and a spinning wheel of death nicknamed'The Dentist' that can tear through a 13 foot robot in seconds. Megabots, a California robotics firm, tested a collection of machine-slaying bots to narrow down the deadliest ones for their Mk.III robot that will take on Japan's Kuratas robot (pictured is a mock Kuratas) in an upcoming giant robot duel Megabot was originally conceived as a Kickstarter project to create a robot fighting league after it challenged Tokyo-based Suidobashi Heavy Industries, maker of the 13-foot Kuratas, in 2015 to the first giant robot battle of its kind - the date and location has yet to be determined. Win or lose, it's all part of Megabots' plan by to make a real-life robot fight club into big-time entertainment – something the team see as a mix between Ultimate Fighting Championship and Formula One auto racing.