BattleBots Recap: Preliminary Rounds and Bracket Preview

One round of the 2016 BattleBots tournament is in the books! Or zero rounds, depending on what you want to call it. 48 robots had 24 fights to show what they could do to their opponent in the BattleBox to take their first steps towards the Giant Nut. Here's a

Your “Is It June-uary Where You Live?” Wednesday Open Thread

NFL Nuggets: Pete Carroll says it's cool that Nate Robinson wants to try out, but has a slim likelihood of making a team, let alone the Seahawks. Kind of a strange look for a guy who normally looks at all the facts before rushing to judgment. Still with the 'Hawks, Michael Bennett

Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 33)

The scene: Key West, Florida. Tourists and passers-by line the street, walking along casually. It's just another quiet afternoon...until the pedestrians begin screaming and scatter in all directions. Seconds later a bright green Prius that has definitely seen better days comes tearing through the intersection, barely missing a vegan hot

Senor Weaselo’s Guide to BattleBots, Part 2

Greetings. Last time we took a look at the first twenty hopefuls for this year's BattleBots Giant Nut. Let's take a look at another twenty, including the oldest robot in the field, my favorite-looking newcomer, and the robot I think is most likely to crash last year's contenders' party. I didn't