8 thoughts on “BattleBots: High Civilization and Ancient Savagery Expressing The Human Experience

  1. Few things bond our three kids like BattleBots. As far as I’m concerned, they can watch it as much as they like. It’s like 10% smashing, 30% actual science, and 100% making science seem cool and fun and exciting. Win-win-win.Report

  2. Yeah, I might have taken a different college path if I’d seen this show growing up. It’s gotten a little “too professional football” mode with the whole wind up announcing the battle. Just give me Faruk with his announcement and the countdown lights. Don’t need to see the robots confirm they are working first. GET TO THE KILLING!Report

  3. Oscar Wilde said that human civilization has always depended on slavery, and that the only ethical future was dependent on the slavery of machines.

    And, well, “making them fight for entertainment” has always been a pastime of slave-owners…Report

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