Unlike other robot fighting tournaments (), all of the Robo-One contestants are humanoid and the goal is to knock down your opponent rather than destroy them. This makes the competition less of a robotic cage-match and more a dignified display of the robotic martial arts.

The winner of this year's Robo-One was returning champion bot GAROO (operated by Kumama), who faced off against the challenger, Gargoyle mini, in rather gripping final bout. The organization was kind enough to post a video of the match online, which you can view .

If you missed the tournament this year, there's no need to despair. The organization has a lot of off-shoot contests (including ) to hold you over until the next round of fights begin in six months.

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