Wow you packed a lot of stuff into this game. And it's very original. Beyond that, I'm not sure what else to say because I'm baffled by it. Really - and I mean this in the best possible way - what is this? It seems to have a bunch of mini games, and a very detailed programming interface, and some "missions", but I'm not really sure of what to do with it all, or what it leads to.

Ahoyhoy Derek.
Botload is supposed to be pretty open-ended. You could think of it as a game-making system or as an educational tool for programming noobs.
The challenges are designed to introduce you to different aspects of botcode. The mini-games they unlock illustrate the kind of stuff you can make with the system.