About the project. Unlike all available robotics, we allow pilots to be physically involved in the process of controlling a mech bot. A piloted robot is not sitting in front of a monitor, but a full‑fledged sport. During control, the pilot moves inside the robot, like a mech bot in the movie Avatar. The pilot walks with his feet and moves his arms, the robot reproduces the pilot’s movements. The pilot controls the electric motors with a joystick. An augmented‑reality helmet allows the pilot to receive additional information about the battlefield and opponents. Robot battles are widespread. The main drawback of this franchise is the separation of the robot from the pilot. This removes the image of people—pilots—from the competitions. Currently there is neither Ayrton Senna nor Cristiano Ronaldo in robot battles. The lack of heroes reduces viewer engagement. A robot pilot is not just a skinny person sitting at a keyboard, but a fully developed athlete, physically strong for piloting a mech bot and technically trained to analyze and control the situation in augmented reality. By adding the pilot’s activity we create a new market—piloted robot competitions—increase viewer engagement and the commercial potential of the events. An attempt to solve the lack of a hero in robot battles has already been made. This format was implemented by Nintendo in 2017. But the high cost of piloted robots ($1.3–2.5 million) made these competitions commercially unviable. The cost of our robotic piloted platform is $1.5–2.5 thousand, which is 1,000 times cheaper than Nintendo’s, with similar mobility, controllability and armament characteristics. Adding the pilot—the hero—to the existing Robot Battles franchise allows us to anticipate the creation of a new market of commercially successful competitions: Piloted Robot Battles