Now in its second year on the Comedy Central television network, "BattleBots" showcases combat between robots in an enclosed ring. The robots are equipped with a variety of destructive weaponry, including saws, hammers and spikes.
Adhesive supplier Loctite Corp. sponsors the most menacing of the competitors, Vlad the Impaler. Controlled and built by Gage Cauchois, Vlad won the heavyweight division championship of BattleBots during the show's first season. The 208-pound robot does its damage by impaling opponents with sharpened steel prongs.