Japan’s Robot Park Odaiba to Open October 15 With Real Robot Battles

Tokyo is set to get a new hands-on robotics attraction this month, with The Robot Park Odaiba scheduled to open on October 15, 2026, at Aqua City Odaiba.

The facility, operated by Tokyo-based Robot Ride Co., will let visitors wear robot suits, battle other participants using sensor-based scoring and pilot the company’s large Skeletonics exoskeleton machines. The attraction will be located on the sixth floor of Aqua City Odaiba in Tokyo’s Minato ward.

The venue is being promoted as a place where visitors can experience robotics directly rather than simply watch demonstrations. Its main attraction, called ROBOT FIGHT, combines wearable machines with game-style battle mechanics.

How the Robot Battles Work

ROBOT FIGHT places two participants in wearable robot suits and lets them compete in a physical battle.

According to the official attraction page, sensors built into the machines detect successful strikes. Hits reduce an opponent’s on-screen health points, while players can also activate special moves during a match. Audience participation can influence the experience through a dedicated cheering system.

The setup is designed more like a technology-powered sport than an uncontrolled mechanical fight. The company describes the system as using sensors to judge contact in real time.

For safety, competitive ROBOT FIGHT sessions are restricted to participants aged seven or older who are at least 110 centimetres tall. Younger or shorter visitors can still take part in other activities and pose in the battle suits for photographs.

The operator calls the attraction a “real robot experience,” but claims that it is the world's first should be treated as the company's own characterization rather than an independently established industry designation.

Visitors Can Pilot a Three-Metre Skeletonics Robot

Robot battles are only one part of the facility.

The park will also offer ROBOT RIDE, allowing visitors to operate Skeletonics, a human-powered exoskeleton standing roughly three metres tall.

Robot Ride says Skeletonics uses a patented mechanical structure that translates and enlarges the user's arm and leg movements without relying on conventional electric motors for those motions. At the attraction, participants will be able to perform actions such as swinging a sword or throwing a ball while inside the machine.

Skeletonics has been developed and demonstrated in Japan for years, but the Odaiba facility represents an effort to turn those demonstrations into a permanent consumer attraction in one of Tokyo's major tourism districts.

Four Robotics Activities Under One Roof

The approximately 25-tsubo venue, roughly 83 square metres, will contain four main experiences.

Alongside ROBOT FIGHT and ROBOT RIDE, visitors can try Cyber KASSEN, a sensor-based sword-fighting activity using soft swords, and a robot assembly workshop using aluminium components similar to materials used in actual robot construction.

Robot Ride says its earlier robotics experiences at its Hachioji development site attracted more than 7,000 visitors in total, including families, robotics enthusiasts, school groups and overseas tourists. That figure comes from the company and has not been independently audited.

The move to Odaiba gives the company a much more accessible location for both domestic visitors and international tourists.

Ticket Prices and Opening Hours

The official website currently lists three timed passes.

A 30-minute pass costs ¥2,000, a 60-minute pass costs ¥3,000, and a 90-minute pass costs ¥4,000. Tokyo residents are eligible for discounted prices of ¥1,500, ¥2,500 and ¥3,500 respectively, subject to the operator's conditions.

Individual ROBOT FIGHT, ROBOT RIDE and Cyber KASSEN experiences can also be purchased for ¥700 each by visitors with an entry ticket, with a lower ¥500 rate listed for Tokyo residents.

The facility is scheduled to operate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends and public holidays, following Aqua City Odaiba's operating schedule.

Odaiba Adds Another Technology-Focused Attraction

Odaiba has long been associated with futuristic architecture, entertainment and technology-themed attractions, making it a natural location for a permanent robot experience.

Robot Ride says the aim is to expose more visitors to Japanese robotics and manufacturing while turning the machines into something people can physically interact with.

The park is scheduled to hold preview sessions for media and invited guests beginning October 8 before opening to the public on October 15.

Conclusion

The Robot Park Odaiba will bring wearable robot battles, large-scale exoskeleton piloting and hands-on engineering activities to central Tokyo when it opens on October 15, 2026.

Its headline ROBOT FIGHT attraction uses sensor-equipped suits to turn physical movement into game-style combat, while Skeletonics gives visitors the chance to control a roughly three-metre mechanical exoskeleton.

Rather than presenting robotics only as a display, the new venue is built around direct participation. Whether it becomes a lasting tourism attraction will depend on visitor demand, but its opening marks a notable attempt to turn Japan's robotics culture into an accessible, hands-on entertainment experience.