400 battle bots fight, toss enemies at games \vid

Andre writes: "The 6th annual RoboGames were held in San Francisco last weekend as they welcomed a horde of 400 non-sentient, metallic warriors to do violent battle—against each other, of course. This army of remote-controlled and autonomous combat robots, along with walking humanoids, soccer 'bots, sumo 'bots and even androids that do kung-fu, was put to the test. Among the big winners was Canadian-made "Ziggy"—one of the combatants in the 340-pounds super-heavyweight division (the biggest division)—who took home a gold medal for the fourth year in a row. The bionic brute proved its might against its final opponent, the "Juggernaut," by tossing it around like an empty pop can (and promptly making a mockery of its name) using its pneumatic flipper. Its newly improved weapon results (as you may expect) in unwanted (but totally cool) free-flying lessons for its opponents, and at full power, the flipper can launch an opponent to the arena ceiling."