Rock'em Sock'em Robots 2004

[Taro Toporific]

Kickboxing match for walking robots.
AP News / Aug 11 --This year's winner robot 2325-RV, left, developed by the Humanoid Project from Kyushu University, bangs on its opponent HAJIME ROBOT, developed by Hajime Sakamoto, with both arms during the semifinal match of the Sixth Robot-One Contest in Kawasaki...

[Taro Toporific]

For reference, here's the orginal....

Rock-em Sock-em Robots, CM video circa 1972.


And oddly in the UK they were called
Raving Bonkers Fighting Robots.

[GuyJean]

And oddly in the UK they were called
Raving Bonkers Fighting Robots.

He, he, he.. 'Raving Bonkers'..

Didn't raving come from Europe too? Coincidence? I think not. These robots were way ahead of their time. They just need some glow sticks.

GJ