I'm still not used to the idea that people actually read the column. The reader was working one of the booths. With the exception of Monday Night Football , we shared many of the same tastes. I'm not sure I qualify as a bona fide geek. Similar premise, two different shows.
Teams construct homemade robots, the sole purpose of which is to destroy other homemade robots.
The action itself is a cross between a demolition derby, all-star wrestling, and a caffeinated science fair. There is no physical violence between contestants. It's bot against bot. Geeky, cool fun. BattleBots airs at 9pm on Comedy Central.