Science Channel often introduces us to science through luminaries like Professor Brian Cox or Dr. Michio Kaku…but, there’s also a more raw form — from the backyard physicists of Punkin Chunkin to the ambitious teams in the latest edition of Sci Sports: Killer Robots.

After a day at the beach, BBQ or pool, what better way to cap off your Memorial Day than with physics gone made with the robot cage fights of Killer Robots. Hosted by MythBusters‘ Grant Imahara, the special details the 2011 RoboGames that brings competitors from around the world to compete in seventy different events.

Check out a preview below and let the kids join you for entertaining and educational battles Monday, May 30 at  9pm ET/PT on Science!