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==Robot Combat Community==
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=Robot Combat Community=
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There are many different online robot combat communities: some are for general discussion and fandom, some are regional groups, and some specialize in different robot classes or technical matters. There are also numerous event organizers, teams, fans, and individuals who post robot combat-related videos, including entire events, matches, build videos, technical tips, guidance and encouragement, and much more.
There are a number of different groups dedicated to regional groups as well as different robot classes. <br><br>


This [https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobotCombat <strong>Combat Robotics Facebook group</strong>] is the primary tool for community communications but there are other Facebook groups for different robot groups including groups for events and weight classes.<br><br>
*For robot combat events and the organizations that run them, see the '''[[Events]]''' page.
*This '''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobotCombat Combat Robotics Facebook group]''' is a central hub community for combat robotics.


==Forums / Discussion Groups==
==Forums / Discussion Groups==
 
'''Robot Weight Class Groups'''
<strong>Robot Weight Class Groups</strong>
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/antweights/ Antweight - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/antweights/ Antweight - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1463505713957474 Beetleweight - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1463505713957474 Beetleweight - Facebook Group]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/496385778192584 Plastic Antweight - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/496385778192584 Plastic Antweight - Facebook Group]


<strong>General Groups</strong> <br>
'''General Groups'''
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/238151986542667/ Brushless motors for Robot Combat - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/238151986542667/ Brushless motors for Robot Combat ("Brushless Hipsters") - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1682680748570381/ 3D Printing for Robot Combat - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1682680748570381/ 3D Printing for Robot Combat - Facebook Group]


<strong>Regional Groups</strong> <br>
'''Regional Groups'''
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdelaideRobotCombat Adelaide Robot Combat - Facebook Group]
* Australia
*[https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/forum UK Fighting Robot Association - Forum]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdelaideRobotCombat Adelaide Robot Combat - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/melbournecombatrobotics Melbourne Combat Robotics - Facebook Group]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/melbournecombatrobotics Melbourne Combat Robotics - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthEastRoboticsClub North East Robotics Club - Facebook Group]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobowarsAustralia Robowars Australia - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobowarsAustralia Robowars Australia - Facebook Group]
* New Zealand
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/640098953444052 Southern California Attack Robotics - Facebook Group]
** [https://combatrobotics.co.nz/ Combat Robotics NZ] - website with guides and events (its old Facebook group is no longer available)
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/512154462223892 Western Allied Robotics - Facebook Group]
* Germany
*[https://50day.io/mediawiki/index.php/NHRL_Discord Norwalk Havoc Robot League - Discord]
** [https://forum.roboteers.org/ German Roboteers Association forum] - (Deutsch)
* UK
** [https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/forum UK Fighting Robot Association - Forum]
** [https://robotwars101.org/forum/index.php Robotwars101 forum] - very long running forum mostly for UK 150g robot builders
** [https://forum.bristolbotbuilders.com/ BBB Forum] - more modern forum (2023) for UK-based (including Bristol) robot builders of all weight classes
* Canada
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/319815841473272 Kilobots (Canada) - Facebook Group]
* USA
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthEastRoboticsClub North East Robotics Club - Facebook Group]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/640098953444052 Southern California Attack Robotics - Facebook Group]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/512154462223892 Western Allied Robotics - Facebook Group]
** [https://wiki.nhrl.io/wiki/index.php/NHRL_Discord National Havoc Robot League - Discord]
** [https://discord.com/channels/835330679289413642/835332318192599052 Midwest Robotic Combat - Discord] (members only; ask a member for an invite)
** [https://discord.com/invite/qwkeeVWgs2 Garden State Combat Robotics League - Discord] (New Jersey)
* Finland
** [https://robosota.fi/ Robosota]  


<strong>Fan Groups</strong><br>
'''Fan Groups'''
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/56319454480/ BattleBots - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/56319454480/ BattleBots - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/ BattleBots - Reddit Group]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/ BattleBots - Reddit Group]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/shuntposting/ Robot Wars Shuntposting - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/shuntposting/ Robot Wars Shuntposting - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/combatrobotfloorposting/ Robot Combat Floorposting - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/combatrobotfloorposting/ Robot Combat Floorposting - Facebook Group]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/4202869009821747/ Combat Robot Association of Builders (for memes) - Facebook Group]
*[https://discord.com/invite/oota Out of the Arena - Discord] - the largest robot combat Discord server, for fans and builders
==Podcasts==
*[https://behindthebots.podbean.com/ Behind the Bots] - Interviews with BattleBots and NHRL builders, and event previews.
*[https://havocrundown.com/ The Havoc Rundown] - Fight breakdowns, event previews and builder profiles, mostly focused on NHRL. Also on [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-havoc-rundown/id1714994065 Apple Podcasts]. Its website has robot stats and event results.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCouWNWFxqkdr17wCTYuAQ The RoboCast] - Episode-by-episode breakdowns of Robot Wars and BattleBots, joined by the builders.
==Wikis==
*[https://wiki.nhrl.io/ NHRL Wiki] - NHRL's rules, event-day guides and competitor information.
*[https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/BattleBots_Wiki BattleBots Wiki] - Fan wiki covering every BattleBots robot, team and season.
*[https://robotwars.fandom.com/ Robot Wars Wiki] - Fan wiki covering Robot Wars and other UK robot combat.


==Video Channels==
==Video Channels==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMThfZUPqx_dlbjoY0jznQ/videos Carter Hurd (formerly Alta's Projects)] - Build Reports and more.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUREdIin5ovova2M-d1el0Q Bad Timing Robotics] - Build Reports and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/battlebots/featured Battlebots] - Robot Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgtGu3_oWlIb01Zeub9J5cA/featured Battlebots Boy] - Robot matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/@BlackLightningRobotics Black Lightning Robotics] - Team builds, tests and fights.
*[https://www.youtube.com/@BlankaBotz/ Blanka Botz] Team channel (India).
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaZf7FGpoHR0urG05VJXZQ BotsFC] - Team and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/@BristolBotBuilders Bristol Bot Builders] - Full UK antweight and beetleweight events.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrinqRJI7jFwHEIzEDdJxqg BuggleBots] - Event Videos.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv_9swlijbd7s1MN9YH9RA Caley Creations] - Build reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/CJSowry/featured CJSowry] - Build Reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCurPHEXosYKC35UU1FmfPuQ Doerfler Robotics] - Robot matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/@Ranglebox Ellis - Ranglebox] - Team builds and more.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCapD6xYg-9MuUQSlosF0CHg Jeffrey Builds (formerly Endbots)] - Build videos and tutorials.
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/ESCExtremeScrutinyClub/videos Extreme Scrutiny Club] - Robot commentary and matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/flipperbotsrule/videos Flipper Bots Rule] - Robot Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSK-Hy0yP6wZhcTAr7mExuQ/featured Glitter Bomb] - Builds and Robot Wars.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRxLKE-RNuoXSQeRVSt1rQ/featured Grass Kicker] - Build Reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeacXhc2Hr19wTXuhKnn0A Inferno Lab] - Robot Fights and Interviews.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxyihHnxzYXPmCYLlq84NcA/featured Jack Sopotnick] - Build Reports and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajSoPRmrUniyTvOqUTdoOg Jimmi Cottam] - Build Reports and Projects.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHdwbH5t_qEjTydMf2-R03A Luke Quin] - Build Reports and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/@nhrl National Havoc Robot League] - High quality production event videos.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwfE-MCPuYH6wPb1wd8Hkg Paul Sinn] - Robot Fights.
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/PlacerRobotics/featured Placer Robotics] - Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/cowanrg9 Robert Cowan] - This channel has a ton of useful tutorials.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC841yoxexRdPbcg8VRbkPtA/videos Robot Combat Events] - Event and Fight videos.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAntxH3WO9eHzZKFchkvOg/videos Robot Wars Shuntcasting] - Interviews and fun stuff.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW7ddzORR0YE21Ax4PX1SZg/featured Ruddy Duck] - Build Reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTCouWNWFxqkdr17wCTYuAQ The RoboCast] (Sam Elliott) - Episode breakdowns of Robot Wars and BattleBots with the builders.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUR8xVssy_n4AKiKCKGzyhA/featured Team D20] - Team matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIjKmj7MuUGPOeVv-QhDIBQ Team Duck] - Build Reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_anZpZVNrWKbURRuYSorPg/featured Team Get Wrecked] (Kekoto Maane) - Builds and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsoZN2VwWJbJ30y2e2sfmnw Team Just 'Cuz Robotics] - Build videos and tutorials.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSp8sTttNnL-RC4cVM9JKmg Team Nelly] - Team Nelly the Ellybot.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDydTsXClCWBMAKIdmmgaA Team Orby] - Build videos and tutorials.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVSXljMloS4gWibRwCFzRA Team Panic] - Build videos and tutorials.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoHqZnbF01GGYMcB1Y8NHA Team Skorpios] - Build Reports.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8SXRFkscxQdpb_KluzH1RA Team Shreddit] - Build Reports and Matches.
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamVelocity Team Velocity] - Fight videos.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEg8zL8dXnT3wH3nqE-f8Q/featured Texas Robot Combat] - Matches and more.
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYrLK4FAq9KYCdn43Nlh1zA World of Woodrow] (Jevan Woodrow) - Lots of great videos including 'The Week In Robot Combat'.


==Blogs / Personal Pages==
==Blogs / Personal Pages==
[http://www.runamok.tech/AskAaron.html Ask Aaron Combat Robot Q&A] - Literally thousands of robot combat questions and answers.

Latest revision as of 16:51, 17 October 2026

Robot Combat Community

There are many different online robot combat communities: some are for general discussion and fandom, some are regional groups, and some specialize in different robot classes or technical matters. There are also numerous event organizers, teams, fans, and individuals who post robot combat-related videos, including entire events, matches, build videos, technical tips, guidance and encouragement, and much more.

Forums / Discussion Groups

Robot Weight Class Groups

General Groups

Regional Groups

Fan Groups

Podcasts

  • Behind the Bots - Interviews with BattleBots and NHRL builders, and event previews.
  • The Havoc Rundown - Fight breakdowns, event previews and builder profiles, mostly focused on NHRL. Also on Apple Podcasts. Its website has robot stats and event results.
  • The RoboCast - Episode-by-episode breakdowns of Robot Wars and BattleBots, joined by the builders.

Wikis

  • NHRL Wiki - NHRL's rules, event-day guides and competitor information.
  • BattleBots Wiki - Fan wiki covering every BattleBots robot, team and season.
  • Robot Wars Wiki - Fan wiki covering Robot Wars and other UK robot combat.

Video Channels

Blogs / Personal Pages

Ask Aaron Combat Robot Q&A - Literally thousands of robot combat questions and answers.

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