Japan has accepted the US’s giant robot fighting challenge

[JDDunn9]

http://qz.com/445535/japan-has-accepted-the-uss-giant-robot-fighting-challenge/

[aarongray]

Queue classical music

"Suidobashi, we have a giant robot, you have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen. We challenge you to a duel."

[bitwize]

"Bot fighting is not illegal! Betting on bot fighting -- that's illegal. But... so lucrative!"

[higherpurpose]

They don't actually intend to put humans in them, though?!

This should be done Real Steal-style.

[juliangoldsmith → higherpurpose]

I would imagine they do; neither of the robots are currently remote-controlled. I'd imagine they'll put a lot of safety precautions in place, of course.