Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and cybersecurity tools from July 2019 to January 2023. As a data-driven investigative journalist on the software and services ...

Megabots, a startup that was dedicated to bringing behemoth battle-robot entertainment to the masses, is selling off its assets before filing for bankruptcy. On Monday, Megabots released a YouTube ...

The era of giant battle robots appears to be over... although you might have a chance to bring it back. MegaBots has gone bankrupt after once again running out of money, and it's auctioning its ...

On the heels of the US victory over Japan in the World Cup finals, another showdown between the two countries has gone viral: a robot battle. Tap to watch if you're viewing on the news app. The idea ...

MegaBots’ dream of a televised giant robot fighting league has been a bit slow going. No surprise, really. Building a mech takes time and money, and building enough to facilitate a league takes a lot ...

In preparation for their highly anticipated showdown with the Japanese team, MegaBots, the US side of the competition, have this week released a new video revealing a series of rigorous tests they’ve ...

Yes, this is real. Two gigantic robots will battle each other Gundam-style for our amusement — and it will be streamed. On Oct. 17, the colossal robots Eagle Prime and Kuratas will meet in a violent ...

Introducing, in the white and red corner, the undefeated giant robot champion of Japan, Kuratas! And in the opposing red, white and blue corner, it’s the equally undefeated US battle bot, Megabot Mk.

It took a year and a half to finally come to pass, but last month the latest iteration of MegaBots’ giant fighting robot finally did battle with a 6.5-ton machine from Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy ...

In 2015, a team of American engineers created the MegaBots Mk. II, a 15-foot-tall, 5,400kg, paintball cannon-armed mech of nightmarish proportions. Which is impressive and all, but the question was: ...