Heavy Metal League
Think F1 crossed with the UFC. Teams build the machines. Fighters pilot them. Fans get real fighting skill at a scale no human body can reach.
A trained fighter in a motion-capture suit. Every punch, block and step is theirs, so skill and stamina decide fights. They never take a hit.
A 10ft humanoid robot built by a team on the league's platform. Teams choose armour, design and tuning, within a weight limit.
Giant machines fighting at human speed, with the full violence of the sport and none of the injuries.
The robot copies the pilot's movement in real time, so fights run at human speed instead of the slow, hydraulic pace of earlier giant robots.
Sensors on the pilot's suit track every joint in real time.
Software maps the human pose onto the robot's joints, scaled to its size and weight.
Around 25 to 30 high-torque motors drive the robot, while balance control keeps it on its feet.
The pilot watches through the robot's cameras and fights as if they were inside it.
Robot height. Giant machines fighting at human speed.
Motors in each robot, one for every direction a joint can move.
Teams per fight weekend, each fighting for a finishing position and points.
We're talking to investors, engineering partners, promoters and future teams.