After the giant robot duel in which their Eagle Prime won over the Suidobashi Heavy Industry’s Kuratas, Team Megabots take another step in realizing their dream of having a Giant Robot Fighting League. With robotics teams from around the world now coming forward to challenge Team Megabots, they want to raise more funds by going back to Kickstarter for another crowdfunding round:

We have more than 3 years and $6.5M worth of investment into developing these robots and this sport. We have one of the founders of the UFC on our staff, we've been working with the former video production staff of Mythbusters on our videos, and our engineering and fabrication team comes from high end robotics companies, defense contractors, and industry leaders. We have the best shot in the world at making this sport come to life within the next decade.

We need your help. We have the technology, the rockstar team, and the ambition to make this sport become a reality, but we need hardcore fans to help us fill an arena to watch the first live tournament, watch our videos, and advise us as we create the sci-fi-inspired sport fans want to see. By participating in this campaign, you're sending a message to potential investors and big media companies - you want this sport to exist so badly, you're willing to help build it from scratch.

If you want to see the mecha and giant robots of science fiction come to life, we need your pledge now. This campaign is the culmination of years of planning, and failure of this campaign will likely mean MegaBots closes its doors.

The Chinese want to take on Eagle Prime according to Team Megabots such as the GREATMETAL, creators of Monkey King and Fighting My Bots, the creators of Yamantaka. Overall, they have from 20 other teams in China, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, and the USA who want to attend. Now, that surely is real giant robot party. These teams are just waiting for the tournament details for them to commit.

It is just a wonder why they still have to resort to crowdfunding when they have the rockstar team, and not try to start tapping big sponsors. Red Bull is one company that is crazy enough to fund unique sporting feats and events, pushing the boundaries of human endurance and technology. Surely, a Giant Robot tournament is something they can be interested in. With automation, AI, and robots now getting into the more mainstream debate that the tech titans can look into what Megabots are proposing and perhaps throw some of their funds from their billions in their investment stockpile. Surely any technology that is developed in such a tournament can be used for civilian purposes. Just look at F1, the pinnacle of motoring tech. A lot of F1 technology are used in cars we take foregranted.

Here are the goals of the crowdfunding campaign:

• Host the World's First Giant Fighting Robot Tournament in the San Francisco Bay Area in Q4 2018, where 4 teams will compete for the international title. This event will be live, unscripted, and professionally livestreamed. We will confirm a final date with our fans 6 months in advance. There is a possibility this date will be pushed back if teams aren't ready, or if arenas aren't available, but we will communicate with our fans every step of the way. We are no longer under any NDAs like we were during the Giant Robot Duel, and are free to communicate about our plans openly.
• Make our MK2-class Iron Glory robot open source, so anyone in the world can build their own mech. It should be possible to build all of the components of a MK2-class robot in a garage, so long as you assemble it outside...
• Produce MegaBots Season 2, where we show you our own R&D AND the progress of teams around the world as they prepare their mechs for the tournament.
• Host a series of MegaBots LIVE! events at our headquarters, where you get to be up close and personal with the robots and watch us test new technology/rules/weapons/etc live. 

Do you agree with such goals and share the vision of a Giant Robot League? Well, then open your wallets and help fund the next step, the 2018 tournament. Sometimes building things meant to destroy others help in the progress of humankind.