At first glance, you might mistake this enormous robot for a character from the latest Transformers blockbuster. But, the 16 foot (five meter) tall machine is an American robot called Eagle Prime that is now ready to take on Japan's Kuratas robot in the Megabots Giant Robot Dual league. An incredible video shows the Eagle Prime in action ahead of the dual - which will be the world's first giant robot battle - taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 at 7pm PST (10pm EST). At first glance, you might mistake this enormous robot for a character from the latest Transformers blockbuster. A dual between an American robot called Eagle Prime and Japanese robot Kuratas will take place tomorrow, Tuesday October 17th.

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.

What began as a gladiator-style robot duel has turned into an all-out war. Chinese robotics company GREATMETAL is now the third competitor in the first giant robot battle of its kind – and the team has unveiled its massive'Monkey King' to take on America's MK. Monkey King is a single-seat machine that takes the form of a giant monkey, as it is capable of fighting while standing on two legs or on all fours. Chinese robotics company GREATMETAL is now the third competitor in the first giant robot battle of its kind – and the team has unveiled its massive'Monkey King' to take on America's MegaBots and Japan's Kuratas Chinese robotics company GREATMETAL has unveiled its robot to take on America's MegaBots and Japan's Kuratas. Called the Monkey King, this robot is able to fight while on two legs and also on all-fours.

The battle of the megabots just got a little more mega. What the world needs now is gladiator robots, so make room for Monkey King. For a couple of years, the geek world has been salivating over a potential battle to the death between a couple of metal monsters -- California-based MegaBots' Mark III and a Japanese contender named Kuratas, from Suidobashi Heavy Industries. But wouldn't you know it? Just as the mean, not-so-lean fighting machines are gearing up for their last-bot-standing melee in August (date, time and location still to be determined), there's a new bot in town.

MegaBots' giant robot duel might just turn into a full-scale brawl. Beijing outfit Greatmetal has unveiled a prototype of Monkey King, China's take on an enormous battle machine. It's still human-piloted, but it has a distinct trick up its sleeve: it can either fight on all fours (good for stability) or stand on its hind legs to wield a staff. While we wouldn't expect wuxia-style acrobatics out of this bot, it could throw a curveball into what was otherwise set to be a relatively straightforward fight. You might not have long to wait to see it in action, either. MegaBots is deciding whether or not Greatmetal can enter its giant fighting robot league, and might even pit its Mk.