High school and college student competitors will take over Sierra College for Sacramento Bot Battles 2022 on Saturday. More than 20 high school and college combat robotics teams will battle it out in a double-elimination tournament for the Combat Robotics Northern California Championship to qualify for $1,000 in prizes and a spot at the national championship later this year. Awards will include regional champion, most destructive bot and the “King of the Ring” winner. “It is a chance to watch custom robots that have been custom made and manufactured, and in our case, by local community kids battle against each other in a safe, controlled environment (in a bullet-proof glass arena),” said Sacramento Bot Battles organizer Lance Loveday. “And they are remote-controlled robots that do battle with each other, live in front of a live audience.” Loveday is also part of the…