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Japan's Fighting Robots Are The Future Of Sumo

By
Brian Ashcraft
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Tiny battle robots facing off in a small ring, knocking the crap out of each other. The future of sumo is now.

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Since 1990, this yearly robot sumo competition has been held in Japan. The Japan Times, where I am a columnist, reports that starting in 2014, international teams have been invited to battle.

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Via YouTuber Robert McGregor, here is a robot sumo supercut from over the years.

Incredible.