This is not exactly the promised future of robotics, which is increasingly being applied to help humans with manufacturing, health care, humanitarian aid and getting around. But Cavalcanti and Oehrlein, 29-year-old co-founders of MegaBots, are hoping to fulfil another human desire: ferocious, gladiator-style entertainment.

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