Rise of the MegaBot

摘要

In 2013, mechanical engineer Gui Cavalcanti and aerospace engineer Andrew Stroup were competing on a reality TV show where contestants tackled invention challenges. They bonded over a shared lament: the fact that oversize battle robots-a staple of videogames and movies-hadn't yet crossed into the real world. "I told Gui, 'If you find some investor crazy enough to give us money, I promise that wherever I am, I'll come help you build giant robots,'" Stroup says. Cavalcanti found an angel investor the next year, and then software company Autodesk offered its support. Stroup packed his bags and headed to Boston.