In mid-September, a new company called Robot Entertainment Kombat hosted what it claimed was the first-ever human-on-robot cage fight in California.
The whole thing was more WWE than “Real Steel” — behind the scenes, the robot was controlled by a human handler, and its strikes were sold wrastlin’-style by the dramatic human performer it “fought.”
Regardless of the authenticity, the California State Athletic Commission have apparently sent the organizers a cease and desist order, addressed to “all persons holding, promoting, advertising or sponsoring unsanctioned human versus humanoid robot cage fight[s].”
Using the letter to drum up some buzz on social media, Robot Entertainment Kombat founder Cix Liv seemed happy just to have the attention.
