At first glance, you might mistake this enormous robot for a character from the latest “Transformers” blockbuster*.

But, the five-meter tall machine is a U.S. robot called “Eagle Prime” that is now ready to take on Japan’s Kuratas robot in the MegaBots Giant Robot Duel* today.

The Eagle Prime was created by San Francisco-based MegaBots, who set up the Giant Robot Duel League in 2015.

On its website, MegaBots said: “MegaBots uses cutting-edge* robotics technology to create the giant piloted* fighting robots of science fiction, video games and movies. These robots fight in epic-scale arena combat, the likes of which the world has never seen before.”

The Eagle Prime weighs 12 tons and has 430 horsepower. A human operator sits within the “head” of the robot, controlling its movements.

Despite its enormous size, Eagle Prime is faster than you might think.

In a video, Eagle Prime can be seen opening giant garage doors, quickly maneuvering* corners, demolishing* piles of barrels and even blasting targets with its paintball cannon.

MegaBots said: “As the robots battle, armor panels shear off* and litter the field, smoke and sparks pour out of the chassis*, massive robotic limbs tear off, and robots crumple to the ground until only one is left standing.”

In 2015, after MegaBots challenged Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industries to a giant robot duel, Suidobashi quickly accepted and revealed an early version of the robot Kuratas, which included a gun capable of shooting 6,000 BB bullets a minute.(SD-Agencies)