Robo-One (Kick Boxing Robots)

If you missed this one in the China Post (or other media) I think you’ll like it.

[quote=“CNN”][url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/08/13/japan.robots.ap/]KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) – The ring sits in the spotlight of a tense, packed auditorium and the jittery fighters await the bell at their red and blue corners.

Like any fight, there’s always the danger of a punishing uppercut or left hook. But these boxers have even more worries – like battery failure and software bugs.

The contenders are robots fighting in a special kickboxing match that’s held twice a year in Japan, a leading nation in the robotics world…[/url][/quote]
They also have their own website at 50products.com/robot/photos/yoshi1.mpg (not very exciting, but kind of funny at the end). I should be able to find more.

These are the only movies I could find 50products.com/robot/roboone.html
[click here] for a whole bunch of cool pictures (if you click on the linking articles, not the movie files, except the zdnet.com.jp which doesn’t have anything)

Remote control fighting robots… cool. They remind me of the http://www.battlebots.com fighting robot. They look like cars but they may have saw blades, pnuematic power tools, or other weapons to fight with.

pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0810/robo84.mpg
pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0810/robo25.mpg
pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0810/robo85.mpg
pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0810/robo23.mpg