Balloons and Bubbles Make for Kid-Friendly Robot Deathmatch

Because nothing says "fun for kids" like barbed wire and hypodermic needles, here's an interactive real-world game that everyone can enjoy. Think of it as a kinder, gentler version of Robot Wars, where the object of the game is to pop the balloon on the other player's robot before yours get popped. Sounds simple, but the simple games are often the most engaging, and that sure seems to be the case here. The current incarnation of "Bubble Blast" stems from a project [Niklas Roy] undertook for a festival in Tunisia in 2017. That first version used heavily hacked toy RC cars controlled with arcade joysticks.