Ricky Willems had been building robots since he was in kindergarten, mainly for pure enjoyment. But once he stumbled upon combat robotics several years ago, Willems saw an opportunity to bring his ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (FOX) – Who doesn’t love watching high tech robots clash in a ring? That’s what you get with BattleBots, an American robot combat television series that’s been broadcast in 150 ...

Building a battlebot is one thing — fighting it is another. This video captures the first real match and everything that goes wrong fast. The hits are harder than expected and the damage adds up ...

Per press release, “In the BattleBots universe, from the moment you start building a robot, everyone dreams of a chance to fight against the best in the world — the legends that define the sport.

Nick Sivertson groaned as he set the cardboard box on the workshop desk. The box cradled two 20-pound slabs of ballistic steel, sturdy enough to stop a bullet in its tracks. Beside the box, wires ...