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[–] Viropher 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Whoa! Those things are wickedly fast. Very cool, but I could never muster the reflexes to fight with one.

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[–] piratse 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

They are likely automated, not controlled. I honestly found it a bit boring.

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[–] Fambida 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The bright white border to the black ring makes me think you're right, Even autonomous bots from the 90s would use white on black or black on white to delineate areas they could go through.

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[–] soggywaffles 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The same robots but remote controlled would be cool

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[–] Viropher ago 

I dont see that in the video. Many of the victories were won not by just rushing,but also tricks. One bot pulled a perfect matador,sidestepping its rushing opponent and letting them drive right off the ring. There does seem to be strategies involved that an AI would have trouble with,and if anyone can drive these things that well,it would be Japan or SoKo. Also near the end you can see a guy with a controller hanging around his neck.

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[–] freedomite 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Imagine having to fight these things off in a robot apocalypse...

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[–] thrus ago 

  1. find sand dunes
  2. hide in them
  3. reinvent the deep fryer and donuts
  4. charge in bottlecaps just to fuck with people that think they would be a crap currency.