PHOTOS: ‘Mayday Mayhem’ robot combat highlights importance of engineers

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- "Mayday Mayhem" in Richmond invited residents to watch robots battle it out on Saturday afternoon.

This family-friendly event began at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 at Coastal Church – Bethany Place, located at 1501 S. Providence Road.

Matches will run until 6 p.m., however, organizers said the most "action-packed battles [happen] early on."

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Nicholas Kasny, who competed in "Mayday Mayhem" this year, arrived with two robots and called the robot combat a "pretty good fight."

"I battled out the opponent, but the motor did kind of almost overheat. That's something I [have to] fix."

He expressed the importance of needing more engineers, and how creating robots fuels his creativity.

"These competitions are really a good way to express my engineering passion and express my creativity too," he said. "It's really fun to make something and destroy other robots with it."

"The community's great. They help you get into the sport really well as well and all-around a really great and supportive community," he added.

This event is presented by Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID).

Continue scrolling to see photos from the "Mayday Mayhem" event:

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)

Richmond Ara Bot Instigated Destruction (RABID) held "Mayday Mayhem" on Saturday, May 24, at Coastal Church. (Photo: William Berksteiner, 8News)