How we spent $9 million building MegaBots

[@samcrump7460]

You know, I'm glad y'all actually gave it a shot. You've gone further than most people ever have to make your dreams come true. Ever since I got my hands on a copy of Mechwarrior 3 when I was 11 years old, I've been a huge fan of mechs and giant robots. I'm greatly appreciative of your efforts. You need to know that, despite your failure, you will still go down in history as the people behind America's first functional giant robot and robot duel. Though you didn't get very far, plenty of the world's greatest inventions were carried forward not on the backs of the original inventors, but by the people who were inspired by the original inventors' willingness to risk failure and losing it all just to bring a dream to life. In turn, those people will take those ideas and fulfill them in a different, more improved fashion, finding a way to bring that dream forward. You might not be the ones to carry giant robot battles to the mainstream, but you will be an unforgettable staple to those who will. Thank you for all that you have done. God bless you

[@gideonbrown4215]

Amen.

[@sagewaterdragon]

This might be the nicest comment that I've seen on this channel, and I agree with it completely.

[@cadosian078]

That was beautiful

[@john-nathanburgos5767]

🤝👍🏻🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤝

[@jonnym4670]

under expenses where would you hide the money you charged for blow and hookers to the company

[@FooFoo4230]

I wish that you had been able to keep going. Thank you so much for not fading into obscurity.

[@GoGunCo]

Hello guys, hit the like button or let me know if you find this kind of business/money stuff interesting or not. Also, check out our cool posters, patches, and apparel at megabots.com.

[@armorfid]

I definitely want to build my own giant robot (12ft-ish) in the future, I just want to say thank you for all this valuable info. I plan on keeping full ownership to avoid ever losing it by excluding external investment, at the cost of taking much longer to build it, maybe over a decade or more. BTW, have you guys seen GUNDAM GLOBAL CHALLENGE? 18 friggin' meters, I don't know how the hell are they gonna make that thing move at appreciable speed.

[@GoGunCo]

@@armorfid yeah the gundam is huge and awesome! How will you pay for the cost to build the robot without investors?

[@armorfid]

@@GoGunCo Starting my own business unrelated to giant robots and hope I can make enough coin to self-fund it. This will probably be a solo project for the most part, hence why I say it could take over a decade. I know it sounds crazy, but I wanna give it a shot. I'm a physicist who can code, weld, design circuits, and currently learning machining, so I think I can get the ball rolling. Not sure if I would want to use it for competitive fighting, thought. Maybe that might change as I move forward, we'll see.

[@FooFoo4230]

Not that much crazier than Dwarf Fortress, really. You may want to ask family, friends, and others if they want to help/donate money/parts/labor. I hope you manage to see it through!

[@armorfid]

@@FooFoo4230 Yeah, I definitely have a few friends who wanna pitch in already, and I will open-source everything I can as well. It's gonna be one hell of a ride! I'll buy my garage once I cobble up the first down payment, probably next year.

[@jhonon1]

I'm proud to have been the recipient of some of that money in machining the hip-plate and leg actuator lock block, amongst other parts my shop handled for the project

[@GoGunCo]

git it!

[@j.jimenez7545]

I'm not a risk taker so i would start my bots small and make them bigger as the income increases. Sometimes it can turn out fine to take a loan and start big (like many companies have )but those companies had a lot of experience. I don't have any experience and the ceo of megabots had little experience (as he explained) so , in my opinion, it would have been better to start with a smaller cheaper more reliable bot and grow from there. Overall he took a chance he did the best he could but most businesses fail and his was one of them.👍 I applaud your efforts, 👏

[@esdrastammymenard5646]

I like the idea of making the mechs smaller. Make it more like an exoskeleton (think Ripley in Aliens, just with more protection). It would lower the cost, make them more nimble and possibly safer for the audience. Once the money starts to roll in, make them bigger.

[@j.jimenez7545]

Esdras, Tammy Ménard cool

[@cadosian078]

The hack smiths are making an Aliens Power Loader. Definitely should do a cameo or collaboration.

[@bensteer2389]

Never did I think I would find a "how to start your own giant combat robot company" channel on youtube but here we are! XD Love everything you've done and that you're still putting out great content like this - definitely appreciate the transparency and insights.

[@GoGunCo]

Did i earn your sub? ;)

[@bensteer2389]

MegaBots Inc Long-time sub and will continue to be 🤟

[@ts3dprints732]

It's crazy how perspectives change about money. In my job I made $100,000 ordered on a daily basis. Knowing that money needed to be spent so that money could be made. I knew that as long as I kept the place running basically any amount of money spent could be justified. However when it comes to my house rebuild, $100's of dollars it's extremely hard to spend.

[@GoGunCo]

Ts 3dPrints I know right?? So funny how that works. I still have a super hard time spending $1.99 for an iPhone app but another round of $9 beers is no prob at the bar. Why?!?

[@vickdeweo4288]

Great breakdown, this is the best part of this whole experiment. Open transparent what to expect for massive ventures. I was sort of a fan, but it looked like a train wreck from the beginning. Now I want to hire you for a CEO position.

[@GoGunCo]

I think to some extent, everything is a trainwreck under the hood. Some people are just better at hiding it than others ;)

[@thomas.s7374]

why did this have to stop, this is SO cool.

[@rainman6272]

Cuz the $

[@GoGunCo]

We spent too much money on making really high-tech robots and didn't think about how to actually make money.

[@reaperstanek2364]

@@GoGunCo you said "next time around" are you going to make a comeback?

[@GoGunCo]

@@reaperstanek2364 I intend to keep making content and grow this channel into something, but it won't be giant fighting robots right away. I think that comment was more "Whoever wants to try it next (whether it is me or someone else), it will be better because they can learn from our mistakes"

[@redthechaotic1187]

@@GoGunCo i think you should start making small robots

[@esdrastammymenard5646]

I really appreciate your honesty. You didn't have to tell us anything at all, but you did. I really hope you don't give up on your dream. There is definitely an interest in this style of entertainment, and a big future for it ahead, but it has to be done right. Go back to the drawing board, learn from your mistakes and give it another try. I think you can do it.

[@Rayzorbladez]

As someone who's been tinkering with near identical ideas for about as long as you but never pulled the trigger, your hindsight has really helped me and inspired me.

[@SB0083]

Hey, shot in the dark, but I got a few ideas that you guys may or may not like: -Considering the Eagle Prime vs Kuratas was hyped up, it would be REALLY cool if you guys tried to approach Banpresto/Bandai to get Eagle Prime added to their Super Robot Wars series. It could be a way to get more eyeballs towards your brand. You may need another step of developing some sort of animated work of a story around Eagle Prime, but not sure. I'm hoping you guys have some sort of contact with the guys who made Kuratas. -If you ever build giant robots for another fight, have you considered making them drones, but with a cockpit-style control system? The idea is that you can make the fights more brutal and dangerous, which is something that was restricting your fights, but still allow videos that look like the pilot is within the mecha. Think something like how Gundam Build Fighters portrayed its fights. This may also affect the design for the better, since you won't need any sort of pilot safety features or even a traditional style cockpit. I know I'm just speaking into the void here, but your dream is the same as mine and I really hope that you can have some sort of turning point to bring it all back with the lessons you've learned to greatly improve everything.

[@LindenHighwind]

The difference between science and just screwing around is writing stuff down! I truly hope you or someone takes the information that you have given and moves forward with giant robots. Don't think of this as a failure, this was just a beta test! Seriously, think of what you accomplished. You were able to work with outside sources to build code to run a giant robot, and you gained knowledge in hydraulics that you may not have had before. Take these lessons and apply them to your next project. Nothing is truly lost when knowledge is gained.

[@T4nkcommander]

only just discovered this channel but these breakdowns are really cool. It seems you might have been just ahead of the times. I wonder if Patreon support would have shamed things up massively for you guys.

[@Andres-iy5um]

i dont understand why this had to come to an end :/ this is the future!

[@InventingThings]

They Ran out of money Its expensive to make any system like this functional that rely on having others spending a amazing amount of money to build other machines to fight

[@GoGunCo]

We spent too much money on making really high-tech robots and didn't think about how to actually make money.

[@Andres-iy5um]

@@GoGunCo you guys still have my full support!

[@paulorozco1507]

Like like like Love the openness of the costs of the company and going relatively deep into the expenses and revenues of the business

[@GoGunCo]

:D Did I earn your subscribe?

[@paulsrobotics]

Fantastic video, thank you for sharing these details candidly and clearly!

[@Logan-bq5wv]

There are so many applications for large robotics in the future, this video is incredibly insightful! Myself, and a few of my good friends have put a lot of thought into how to monetize and scale a company like this, we really appreciate your willingness to openly speak about the challenges you faced as a founder in this space. We have done the math, there is still huge potential in this industry. Don't give up!

[@drsjdodgson]

Now you totally understand money, real estate, robots, making movies: put everything together and get started on your next enterprise. Matchbox robot wars? You've been the biggest, now be the smallest?

[@NyeMechworks]

Or like mine and be the Junky-est!

[@drsjdodgson]

@@NyeMechworks There is room in this world for every type of robot, what we need is more!

[@timlash]

Well done putting this out there. I'm sure it will help someone. It couldn't have been easy rehashing the wreckage, as it were. Yout example, and lessons learned, will really help somebody. Best wishes.

[@djBlindFaith]

I loved every minute of it, thank you for trying to bring us something Awesome! Good luck in whatever venture/crazy idea you have next 🖖😎👍

[@Intro2Love]

it sounds like you have most of the kinks worked out, I wish you all the best on a next go round. I enjoyed the whole Megabots experience from its beginnings till its end. I would love to see this sport thrive because visually it is spectacular🤩👌

[@Sp3ctre18Gaming]

Honestly think was a better introduction to accounting than almost half of my college accounting course. Really nicely explained.

[@jamesschardt]

This is good information. I especially liked how you ended it "Next Time". I want there to be a next time and I hope, when there is, I can support you more than I could your first time (college students, even if they are military retirees, don't have much spare cash).

[@StudioHawk]

Very neat breakdown! As you said, it's hard to find in-depth discussion like this

[@siegebug]

Have you heard of "GJS Robot"? It's mech battle but smaller and more accessible. It looks like a mini Suidobashi robot and even the controller is similar.

[@GoGunCo]

I've seen these. I don't think they're cool enough to have a social media channel about them or real sport tho. People just won't be interested (i think!)

[@kiramcdonalds7321]

I was really blown up by the giant robot thing, i loveit so much! I really hope this business continues in the near future, i would pay to pilot one of these

[@Prizem]

Thanks for the transparency! It's unexpected, but interesting to see. I know the whole deal was built on big, giant robots. But it's kind of hard to imagine it working out long-term as a combat scene without many other groups/companies stepping up and building their own $2million robots as well. It might make sense coming down from a larger company that has cash to burn, or in a world where people can more cheaply and easily build giant robots in their backyard and the "pros" in the scene want to test their metal (and mettle). With even toy robot companies going under, it's tough all around. So to me, I think it'd make more sense starting with something robotics-wise that people want and would work commercially (toy robots, Boston Dynamics competitor, production line robotics, etc.) and use that more stable money flow to continue the "entertainment" arm that features big robots with big robot fights. And that entertainment part could feed people into the stable robotics cashflow part. And along those lines, build some big robots that rich people could buy and safely pilot. I don't know anything about the robotics industry, but I know I kind of expected MegaBots to not go far from the start. I contributed to the Kickstarter anyways, along with my dad, for the cool shirt and the promise of a robot battle with a Japanese robot (which looked very polished in their own respect). And I must say, I got what I paid for! So thanks all the fun! Someday, when Googlebotics decides to make a KZbin series about their giant robot going at it with Elon's BFG Robots, Inc., I'll remember that MegaBots did it first!

[@sargundhillon2808]

I think you made a mistake @ 7:15 -- where you say you spent $93K on culture (vs it showing up as $39K on the screen)

[@GoGunCo]

oops good catch!!! glad I put the actual numbers on screen. 😂

[@nappa0582]

Hey, at least you admitted to spending far too much on dumb stuff. XD Thanks for the transparency. Hopefully there MIGHT be a next time after all this.

[@SmashingBricksAU]

Nice wrap up video

[@LetsChat]

Would love a breakdown on how to file bankruptcy as a giant robot company. What gets paid off? What happens to credit scores? Do you pay back investors? How to stay alive and move to the next step while shutting down at the same time? Morale? Who do you go to for guidance, advice?

[@paulmakesthings]

Ive been really enjoying your latest videos. Keep it up!

[@SimpleGunner]

im still glad yall gave it your best. hopefully someone will learn from your missteps.

[@coltonkelley6814]

Came here from TikTok!! This is so cool I’m happy someone finally did something like this👍🏼

[@robottinkeracademy]

I appreciate the honesty and candor.

[@gandharzero]

What set you apart from other robots was the scale and semi bi-pedal appearance. Like the Mechwarrior series. As you said Battlebots and other robot leagues are already a big competition maybe you can try to make some experiments with bipedal human (or slightly bigger) sized robots. You linked a clip of Real Steel @0:05. This could be used as kind of reference point in regards of size,shape and performance.

[@GoGunCo]

Google the show “robot combat league”

[@gandharzero]

@@GoGunCo Yeah Thanks. That is indeed a good example in regards of humanoid like shape and size. Would be nice if more autonomous/less old school animatronic ,without umbilical cord , like BostonDynamics Atlas for example while at the same time you can remote control them. Not sure what your ideal robot would look like after the experiences you had so far. Would you consider the Real Steel approach? Im not saying or expecting we can expect this in the next years, because no one has done it yet. But would it be a goal you may work towards in the long term?

[@AV1461]

Definitely interesting! Indeed very few talk about big moneys.

[@karrdrock1323]

People might think you spent a lot but compared to military contracting what you build for what you spent was pretty amazing win or lose

[@allan4974]

lesson learned, start small grow big, having a duel against sudobashi is like a flyweight vs heavyweight match.

[@klouslarens6742]

Yep the business is interesting

[@1mc568]

You're my Hero.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

There should be weight limits and classes when giant mecha fighting takes off again.

[@ontheedge33371]

Hey have you heard about the latest Gundam project in Japan ? They are making a huge Gundam that will move and maybe walk not sure but it’s gigantic and awesom ! I’m a big Gundam fan and dream of seeing real Gundam type robots in my life time ! I’m almost 50 so please hurry ;) lol Good Luck ☘️

[@GoGunCo]

It's more of a statue that moves. It will be attached to a big bar.

[@grenin1010]

They spent more on *video* *production* then the Blair Witch Project, Mad Max, Primer, Napoleon Dynamite, The Evil Dead, or Clerks had as their entire budget. They spent Kung Fury's entire budget twice over, again, on *video* *production.* And yes, that's all adjusted for inflation.

[@foxriver9156]

Thank you for the transparency, that was a great education for the smooth brains who want to screech from their ignorant digital perch. No worries about supposed poor management of some of those funds. It’s impossible to make every decision with the clarity of hindsight. When in the thick of the day to day operations you were most likely making the best choices you were aware of. It’s only in reflection after the completion of the project that those things rise to the surface and are easier to see. (I’ve run two separate companies, and there is always plenty of facepalming at that review stage afterwards)

[@Zoza15]

It was perhaps better to scale the robots in less then a human size and then build up from there. What you guys did was everything big and badass until the budget ran out..

[@secretchiley]

You honestly should do something together with hacksmith. Imagine the possibilities

[@brsrc759]

*What's that old school movie from the 80s with people fighting in the desert inside giant robots? I remember watching it when I was a little kid. This reminds me of that movie.*

[@jeremylefevre9828]

Thought that has occurred to me: While those figures are really big still, you might be able to pitch your idea to a large robotics or industrial manufacturing company. Catepillar, for instance, does a lot of heavy, industrial manufacturing of large construction and landscaping equipment. They're a multi-billion dollar company, and $9 million for the kind of publicity you can drum up for them is well worth it. Large companies like them frequently sponsor schools, small companies, and groups in competitions or projects. Do a few quick Google searches, find the biggest robotics and industrial companies by revenue, and give them your sales pitch. Having a background in mechanical engineering myself, I would probably pitch an idea for a robot/vehicle for a particular industry or construction niche. Kind of like how Mechwarrior Dark Ages had lumber harvesting robots and agricultural robots. If you come up with something practical that has advantages over current industrial equipment, that might be enough to land you a comfortable career, and give you the chance to create your robotics competition. On the other hand, coming up with an idea that's better somehow than currently existing industrial and construction hardware could prove difficult.

[@AlexandersArchways]

Successful entrepreneurs fail multiple times, the trick is to get back on the horse again, learned from your mistakes and keep trying. Megabots may have failed, but your spirit and you as a person haven't. So put on them big boy pants again, your lucky hair gel and come up with an ever better idea that could potentially spark something amazing. Dont give up in your dreams.

[@AKARSONIST]

I just recently stumbled upon Megabots. At first I was thought it was an amazing idea. After watching , of course, the US vs Japan video I realized that every "claim" "haters" made was true. It was incredibly overhyped and gimmicky. It was supposed to be Real Steel in real life, that's how it was delivered to consumers i.e. the customers/viewers generating you add revenue. It was not. In short, the lies you essentially told to your viewers via hyperbolizing what you actually were delivering to them is what resulted ultimately in the company's bankruptcy. I do find it funny the company went bankrupt all the while you built a real estate company yourself that is still successful, $10 million dollars in value according to you. You have never spoken about how you went bankrupt, because YOU didn't. The company you used to build yourself that wealth went bankrupt, while you profited at least $10 million dollars to acquire said real estate. The company was failing due to the horrible execution of said "giant robot fighting league." For some reason a "giant robot fighting league" needs a whole robot building warehouse fulling equipped with expensive machinery and technicians instead of a old warehouse turned into the Megabots Fighting arena. That would have saved millions and you simply could have contracted the owners of the several already existing giant robots that were built in someone's back yard with a smaller budget, to fight each other for payment..... just like any other fighting league in the world. Instead you fumbled an amazing idea and company, but still as one of the CEOs of the now bankrupted company, you profited millions and secured your own personal wealth. Mental note taken, create a company with unrealistic overhyping and lie to the consumers and I can profit millions just before filing for bankruptcy after failing to deliver what I promised.

[@AV1461]

It seems like you'd be well equipped, i.e. knowledgeful, to do go at it again.

[@lunelinessrhythm5104]

Wow Thanks For Sharing.

[@krispbacon609]

6:59 it is a good truck

[@thecurator2045]

Honestly you guys have managed to do the incredible.

[@thecurator2045]

20 years and they might be back for round 4

[@headhoncho5135]

THE STUFF FROM THE FALLOUT GAMES IS COMING TO LIFE

[@JoshuaPritt]

Let us know when the next time around is. I will be giving you another kick on kickstarter!

[@caveman3461]

So much expenses, makes me glad I don't own or run a company, especially one with such high costs for mechatanks, the amount into research of designs alone before acquiring materials then manpower to build one is already more expensive than anything I've ever spent my entire life lol

[@osakanone]

Look alive, gear-heads!

[@joejames18]

Did you all catch where he said "it will be better the next time around" at the end of of the video. I'm not hoping for the future of Megabots again!!!

[@GoGunCo]

I think someone will figure out giant robots as entertainment at some point. It may or may not be me. That statement was more like "whoever tries next, it will be better, whether it is me or not"

[@calvinthedestroyer]

Can you elaborate more on the "spent to much on lawyers" part?

[@IncognitoSprax]

It might not have been amazing but one thing nobody will be able to take away is that you guys were the first to do it. Firsts usually aren't profitable either

[@blizzardstormer5076]

I think you can do something different with your robots, you can make then mech suits for a single persona to wear.....and fight their opponent safely and cool like what do you think

[@NyeMechworks]

I just slapped a skeletronics on a go-kart. Simple, cheap, safe!

[@blizzardstormer5076]

@@NyeMechworks ok

[@Jake2670]

thanks for the insight

[@danielmeza4448]

Ion know why but I felt bad when at the end he mentioned the small replica of the bot on his website. I just feel bad that now he sells objects that was once his dream.

[@lolvivo8783]

3:29 please expand ur lessons. I am eager to learn though not sure when and if i will use them. I am a complete noob. Sure u have learnt some lessons the hard way but it would be nice to see u growing back with a bang. Please share ur lessons. I DONT MIND A SEQUEL. Hope u do well. All the best for new start.

[@emmanuellopez3471]

Here's the problem. THEY COULD HAVE HAD 10 IRON GLORIES instead of 1 EAGLE PRIME

[@GoGunCo]

ding ding ding

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

Wow it takes a lot of guts to be so transparent of bad business practices and finances. Its great that other people can learn from it. It doesn't matter what product you have if nobody is buying. In this case they didn't have enough people pouring cash into merch and other products from this mech.

[@kieran.grant_]

Have you guys ever considered significantly smaller robots? Like, something smaller and faster that would make for a more exciting fight.

[@NyeMechworks]

Why go smaller? I've got a 12 foot fella by using... unorthodox construction techniques :D

[@kieran.grant_]

@@NyeMechworks what?

[@coreytaylor447]

I think a future mech company would make money trying to build industrial use mechs, maybe for construction thats like a forklift with more mobility and functions or a short crane almost. then once they have the money they should then build fighters

[@AttilaAsztalos]

Don't underestimate capitalism. The fact that industrial mechs don't already exist is a PROOF of their impracticality. It's not that "nobody knows how to build them" - it's "nobody saw any point - we have better tools".

[@coreytaylor447]

@@AttilaAsztalos I understand capitalism, which is why I dont underestimate the power of disruption. trust me, I aint an idealist kid who thinks that "if you just try hard enough you can change the world", or "all it takes is one good idea and you can make it!". but "if it was a good idea then it would already have been done" has ground in economics and business, but not in engineering. especially in the world where technology change radically from a year to year basis is sort of ridiculous. I remember 5 years ago when it was rare to have a hard drive capable of a terabyte, now we have it in our phones for gods sake.

[@angolin9352]

​@@coreytaylor447 5 years ago, hard drives with a terabyte capacity were already older than 5 years. 5 years ago, I bought a _laptop_ drive with 1TB of storage and it was about $80.

[@rigoric]

ill be sure to contact you right after i finish college. another engineer's helping hand would be appreciated, right?

[@tonydahdonn]

I love it i am moving to Ghana next month and gona start building a megabot called megalodon I would love to invest or work

[@Eson-x9z]

me as a business accounting and marketing major starting from 2:20 gives me ptsd from my class lol

[@shaquezr.9541]

Hey at least you were smart about your money you made the right decision on tracks cause if you used legs you would most likely run out of money quick, it’s about the journey not the destination

[@dryued6874]

Why in the world is welding infrastructure listed as "office supplies"? I'd imagine this category contained stuff like paper & pens.

[@GoGunCo]

DAMN IT, JIM, I'M A DOCTOR, NOT AN ACCOUNTANT!

[@emmanuellopez3471]

Thank you for teaching me that I need to understand accounting in order to have a successful anime girl army.

[@manbanasiak]

You should try and make a video game called, mega quest where people can not just making their avatars but making their own mechs in the video game, you should probably make a mechanical game controller for players too control their necks inside the video games @MegabotsInc. It is small but might help on the money crisis in the future. Have the game as an adventure kind and have it in the old fashioned way, by old fashioned, I mean like in the computers and game consoles connected to the televisions. Savvy? That way, they can make their own version of their mechs, and if you decided to make a tournament of this video game idea I am giving you, you can choose the winner's mesh design for you two build in the far future.

[@FooFoo4230]

Well, that takes more money and time than a bankrupt company has... But if anybody planned to do that, I would support them in it!

[@chrispeterson4594]

Very enlightening! Are you planning on starting another robot company or are you planning to stick with real estate?

[@GoGunCo]

Probably not going to make giant fighting robots right away. It would be fun to come back to it if I can find a way to make it financially sustainable. Likely the robots will less technically complex if I did it again. I will always to real estate investing on the side just because it's easy/good $. Maybe will make a video about that at some point.

[@warpman74]

I spot a Juicero in your shelf, would you put that in your good or bad purchase category? ;)

[@sireopossom7860]

I am so sad I didn't hear about this! HOW WAS I LATE TO THE PARTY? .. WTF .. I feel that I lost a lot... no one I know knows of this. I found out of this just an hour ago by pure coincidence from a (curb your robot) meme video... Argh.. I think the biggest "failure" in this is you didn't reach a larger audience maybe? EDIT: See, you have 180k subscribers! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE! THE WHOLE WORLD GREW UP WATCHING MEGABOTS AND WE HAVE THIS LITTLE CHILD IN US WANTING THIS TO HAPPEN! :(

[@mr.2minutes161]

at first i thought its one of those machining company that make a robot only for demo so if the robot stuff is dead it wont really affect the company

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

On Mars, giant robots would be way lighter. Pressurized robots should be way better than having spacesuits. Robots will be needed to explore new places, and to build infrastructure. I may suggest to make a proposal to NASA.

[@JAKOB1977]

that is extremely negative margins, that you greenlighting such expenses without any awareness of the margin of your income. (wasn't you able to see this miles ahead, that no way in hell this would end well- and that you just kept going with such expenses.. your dancing on a fine line of cr-liability as you have a responsibility to at least have an overview and balance it accordingly. Definitely a lot of people laughing all the way to the bank, not last the film crew and the lawyers. You are making content for a relatively small YT channel. some drones and some action cameras, maintained by your own people.. Thx for the transparency.. that is great, and something I respect a lot, and how you handle it in my view when things go sour.(honesty & transparency and just lay it out, so people can relate and don't speculate.) Kudos for trying wild things.

[@colinmj.jalbert5436]

Would you be willing to try again but with slightly smaller robots and hologram technology for real-world visual effects to remove the liability of the human-human physical contact?

[@GoGunCo]

I'd be willing to try again IF there is some sustainable path to get there (actively thinking about this right now.. not sure I have the answer yet). Much more hesitant to take VC funding because it allows you to get sloppy.

[@colinmj.jalbert5436]

@@GoGunCo That's awesome, I'm happy to hear you're still of a mind to build the arena and carry on the dream. My company is just starting out and we are designing full-spectrum exosuits that could also compete in these Hologram Tournament Arenas we hope to build. If you wanted to open some form of dialogue between our companies or ourselves, maybe one day we could compete your pilots vs ours. For more information our site is maderobotics.net

[@khampheth5823]

If anyone else starts a mech fighting company I pray to god they hire you

[@JavierFernandez01]

Next time around! Next time around! :D

[@DiscoverMVP]

Very Good !!

[@monster_rl]

Keep going 👍

[@thelattemonster6425]

can you make the robot have mini gun?

[@Haysie95]

Your first problem is that you used Quickbooks Online. Use Quickbooks Pro because QBO is painful to use

[@delic.]

Assuming you are keeping the branding and since you talked to Battlebots, think there is a market for medium sized robots?

[@GoGunCo]

Take a look at "robot combat league" which was a show on Syfy. Similar idea. Bombed because budget was out of control but also heard that SyFy had some producer shakeup midway through the season.

[@delic.]

@@GoGunCo just took a look. Never heard of the show. Seems to be focused on behind the scenes stuff and fake TV drama. I think something more rough around the edges and straight forward like UFC would do better in that niche. By the way. I run a community where we have discussions on future technology. We recently started a biweekly podcast. Wondering if you were interested in coming on as a guest? soundcloud.com/futurist-foundation

[@kun]

@@GoGunCo Yeesh those looks embarrassing. Another good one imo is the japanese Robot Pro-Wrestling Dekinnoka. They're cute and funny but can be pretty impressive at times. Only problem is there's only a few good bots with unique, flashy and useful moves like Saaga and King Kaiser while the rest mostly only spam the same swipe up move.

[@Battletechfan]

Mecha anime game giant robots some hype. This helped Battletech board game and derivative franchises and products to raise, but mecha anime faded and FASA Corporation (owner of Battletech) was gone after a lawsuit. In 2015 a shy attempt to revamp the franchise took place, and in 2018 a strong revamp of the board game came along by the hands of Topps and Catalyst Game Labs. I think all mecha related companies should ally to revive enthusiasm about mechs entertainment. My two cents. Visual instructions on how to play. kzbin.info/aero/PLB8oFbFw2kCmrg3D_6PuR6mmFZmJAisl2 A fan of the board game will love your robots.

[@NyeMechworks]

Giant robots are expensive depending on how you build them-sure hydraulics n stuff need infrastructure to work with but as you mention building the mech is but one part: marketing is where it starts to get real XD Just finished my junk mech with the budget of a happy meal by literally just using home improvement store materials (ok I did order a few things from Amazon). Got a few promotional deals lined up just because folks think it is really cool. Suidobashi sound like a bunch of butts :P

[@StickmanA]

Put effort into KZbin and you'll make another 9mil

[@normal9321]

I would rather buy mini excavators and rebuild it to a megabot... we all know how strong, fast and tough excavators are

[@W4iteFlame]

Nah, that was pretty awesome stuff still

[@dryued6874]

> and the next time around it will be much better Wait, what?

[@NyeMechworks]

Don't mind me I just have a mech that cost like $2000 :D

[@calvinthedestroyer]

What was the reason for moving to Cali? Wouldn't Detroit be a heck of a lot cheaper?

[@Caleb-qr6lo]

Not really the content expected from this channel but how did you start your real estate company?

[@GoGunCo]

got my start by buying a crappy house in Minneapolis for $123K (put like $30K down) back when the market crashed in 2009