Proving that not everything in this world is awful, last night saw the live streaming premiere of the world’s first International robot battle, as a team from the United States - Megabots - pitted their robots against mechs created by a team from Japan - that of Sudiobashi Heavy Industry.

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I won’t spoil the outcome, but this video is an absolute delight, from getting ex-UFC commentator Mike Goldberg to add a true fight flair to the video, to the pre-match smack talk.

This is one of those great moments in life, where the world isn’t awful.

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