Everyone loves a good fight, so movie history is full of classic title bouts. "King Kong vs. Godzilla," that's a fun one.

You probably picture robots as clodhoppers: ponderous, clunky, even doddery droids that need caffeine, badly. But robots are on the brink of making giant strides. Just ask Columbia University ...

Starts like a stereotypical military movie but evolves into something much weirder, perhaps even entertaining.

Every second Saturday, a collection of otherwise sensible adults strap on robot costumes built from empty boxes and tin foil, swinging cardboard swords and plastic axes, bashing each other in a clumsy ...