Robot boxing isn’t just for your little Rock’em Sock’em game anymore. In the new Syfy series Robot Combat League, metal giants dole out powerful punches on other robots. Much like in the Hugh Jackman-starring Real Steel, competitors shadowbox in an exo-suit that translates every uppercut and right hook to their mechanical avatars.
The show began with an idea from producers Jeremy Whitham and Craig Plestis. They gave the duties of creating the show’s robots to Mark Setrakian, whose credits include the animatronic effects in Hellboy, Men in Black, and Batman Forever. He was also a...
The show began with an idea from producers Jeremy Whitham and Craig Plestis. They gave the duties of creating the show’s robots to Mark Setrakian, whose credits include the animatronic effects in Hellboy, Men in Black, and Batman Forever. He was also a...
- 2/26/2013
- by Emily Rome
- EW - Inside TV
SyFy has really been amping up their reality TV programming lately. EW reports that the channel has announced a new show called Robot Combat League, which will be similar to a real-life version of last year's Real Steel. The giant robots will be controlled by shadowboxing operators whose movements are translated to their bots. WWE wrestler Chris Jericho will host the festivities.
SyFy President Mark Stern explained, "It has always been our desire — and it’s really come around perennially — to update and do Battle Bots for the new century. Can we do Real Steel? Are we at a place where you can do real bipedal robots? Every time we tried to to do it, [the project] was stymied by the technology.”
Here is a description of the show from EW:
Robot Combat League will have 12 teams. Each consists of a fighter (dubbed a “robo-jockey”) and a robotics engineer (a “robo-tech”). The...
SyFy President Mark Stern explained, "It has always been our desire — and it’s really come around perennially — to update and do Battle Bots for the new century. Can we do Real Steel? Are we at a place where you can do real bipedal robots? Every time we tried to to do it, [the project] was stymied by the technology.”
Here is a description of the show from EW:
Robot Combat League will have 12 teams. Each consists of a fighter (dubbed a “robo-jockey”) and a robotics engineer (a “robo-tech”). The...
- 11/22/2012
- by Jim Napier
- GeekTyrant
Move over Gina Carano, our new favorite female Mma fighter is Amanda Lucas, who you may know as the daughter of one of the most beloved and hated men in geek history. Yes, that George Lucas. For those who weren't already familiar with the exploits of George Lucas' children, then say hello to Amanda Lucas, an up-and-coming Mma fighter (and former hip-hop teacher) who just defeated Yumiko Hotta in order to win the women's openweight title and improve her record to 4-1-0. Unlike her father, however, Lucas is not interested in mining the Star Wars galaxy for additional dollars. In fact, she tries to distance herself from the franchise, against the wishes of her fight promoters who'd like nothing more than for her to walk out with Darth Vader, or to John...
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- 2/22/2012
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
Amanda Lucas, the eldest daughter of Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas, will make her return to the cage this Saturday at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 in Shawnee, Okla.
Lucas, who has cameos in all three Star Wars prequels, holds a 1-1 professional Mma record and last competed in November 2009, earning a three-round unanimous decision over Christen Bedwell at Fcf 37.
Lucas, who has cameos in all three Star Wars prequels, holds a 1-1 professional Mma record and last competed in November 2009, earning a three-round unanimous decision over Christen Bedwell at Fcf 37.
- 4/7/2011
- by MMA Fighting
- Huffington Post
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