Behind the scenes with the creators of Syfy’s "Robot Combat League" and its eight-foot, rock-em, sock-em warriors.

Many of the parts needed to build a combat robot are available in specialist online shops – meaning competitors are often using the same battery packs, motors and controllers as each other.

Robot boxing isn’t just for your little Rock’em Sock’em game anymore. In the new Syfy series Robot Combat League, metal giants dole out powerful punches on other robots. Much like in the ...

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

It started with [CHORL] making a promise to himself regarding constructing a new combat robot: no spending of money on the new robot. That rule was violated (but only a little) by making his robot&… ...