Student engineers from two colleges or universities square off to build radio-controlled robots that are capable performing a specific task. Each team -- assisted by a single robotics expert -- has a single day to build a robot from scratch materials. At the end of the day the two robots battle it out in a timed match.
In episode 210, teams from Union College and Princeton University are asked to design and build a robot that can (1) shoot hockey pucks at the opposing team's goal, and (2) defend its own goal from the opponent's robot. Construction goes smoothly for Union, while Princeton struggles to finish after two last-minute design changes. In the final competition, Union College's "Dutchbox" takes out the Princeton "Tilghmanator." Union advances to the semi-final round of Robot Rivals and one step closer to the season championship.
