The MegaBot can be said to be a real life precursor to the fictional MechWarrior, where it will be controlled by a driver-and-gunner team. Each MegaBot stands tall at 15 feet, tipping the scales at a massive 15,000 lb (!). It will sport modular arms that are tipped with pneumatic guns which will be able to fire 3-lb paint MegaBalls at speeds of up to 120 mph. Needless to say, getting caught in a crossfire is no one’s idea of fun in this particular arena. Each MegaBot will be clad in customizable breakaway armor plating which will fly off whenever it takes a hit, so that the amount of “damage” can be kept track of.
It will cost around $1.8 million in order to get this project off the ground, and the prototypes are being worked upon at the moment.