Why don't we have boxing robots?

[Faster With Feeling]

Who would pay to watch robot fights?

I mean robots in a ring boxing.. I think it'd be fun a fight to the death, but with robots.

[breadman]

cause current robots aren't nearly advanced enough for it?

[↑↑↓↓←→←→BASelect]

I think It would be predetermined who would win.

[Pierce Dalton]

We actually have. Well, not "boxing", but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjSrJ022lo

[Faster With Feeling]

Originally posted by Pierce Dalton:

We actually have. Well, not "boxing", but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjSrJ022lo

Yeah but that's not really as exciting as imagining bipedal robots moving around a ring punching bits off each other in a savage cage match

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VAW2-pJ-tA

[Under there]

real futurama vibes

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

I mean boxing machines kinda exist but I forgot the boardgames name....

[Pierce Dalton]

Originally posted by Moist Muffins:

Originally posted by Pierce Dalton:

We actually have. Well, not "boxing", but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjSrJ022lo

Yeah but that's not really as exciting as imagining bipedal robots moving around a ring punching bits off each other in a savage cage match

Don't worry, it'll happen at some point.

That would be like burning money, but I'm sure some billionaires are ok with that...

[Pierce Dalton]

They're training for a good fight already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLvhQp6Vq2k

[GlaceonChireiden]

Boxing requires a lot more movement and precision than a robot can really pull off yet.

Have you seen those advanced boston dynamics robots? Yeah, that kind of movement is not going to get you anywhere in boxing. Robots haven't really progressed to the point where quick speedy movements are easy to do with a humanoid shaped robot.

This isn't even taking into account the cost a robot like that would even have attached to it, only to get destroyed possibly beyond repair in its first outing.

[Goldias]

Robot cannot be knock out, making punch useless.
If you want robot to fight each other just start a battle royale with real weapons. Be more fun that way.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by Goldias:

Robot cannot be knock out, making punch useless.
If you want robot to fight each other just start a battle royale with real weapons. Be more fun that way.

EMP/Energy punch!

[Hammer Of Evil]

bipedal bots are just not feasible, they require very complex circuitry/geometry and balance, and for the time and $ invested, you'd be totally angry if your bot got messed up, and wouldn't be able to compete for a year or two depending on your design and limitations of your shop. i dont see many ppl wanting to dump 1000's of $ into it, but man it would be awesome to watch.

so we're stuck with the little, simple to build / cheap to replace spin bots that use high speed motor spins to inflict damage, and since its the meta... =p

also i think the larger bot battles pose a serious danger to the audience. if the arena shielding gets destroyed, the fights have to get shut down, and who knows how long that would be.