Local Groups

Local Groups, Clubs, and Organizations

Here is a partial list of robot combat clubs, organizations, groups and individuals putting on events worldwide. Most hold multiple events each year. In all cases they should be thanked! If you are planning on competing, check with each event's organizer for the specific rules they will use.

To find upcoming events near you, see Events and the event map on RobotCombatEvents.com. UK and European events are listed on the Bristol Bot Builders events listing. Many universities also run combat robotics clubs and campus events; see Combat Robotics in Schools and Universities. Online and regional discussion groups are listed on RobotCommunity. Want to start your own group? See Running an Event.

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Event Organizations

Organization	State	City	Country	Supported Classes	Discussion / Social
Adelaide Robot Combat	South Australia	Adelaide	AU	150g
Albury Wodonga Robot Battles	New South Wales	Albury	AU	150g
Antweight World Series	England (or touring)	Various	UK (touring)	150g
Arizona Robotic Combat	Arizona	Phoenix	USA	150g, 1lb 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArizonaRoboticCombat/
Backwoods Combat Robots	Tennessee	Chapel Hill	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Battlebots	Nevada	Las Vegas	USA	250lb
Battle Robot Kit (formerly Bay Area Robotic Combat)	California	Richmond	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057054446012
Bayside Robotics	Maryland	Earleville	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic
BeetleBelt (Robot Rebellion)	England	Various	UK	3lb
Bot'Geddon	California	Rocklin	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic
Bot Brawl	Ontario	Mississauga	CA	1lb, 3lb, 30lb-Sumo, 150-Sumo
BotRumble	Colorado	Westminster	USA	150g, 1lb-Plastic	https://links.botrumble.com/
BotsKC	Missouri	Kansas City	USA	15lb
Bristol Bot Builders	England	Bristol	UK	150g, 3lb, 30lb	https://www.facebook.com/BristolBotBuilders/ https://forum.bristolbotbuilders.com/
Budget Bot Builders	Colorado	Colorado Springs	USA	150g
BuggleBots	England	Bristol	UK	3lb
Canberra Combat Robotics	Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	AU	150g
Carolina Combat Robots	North Carolina	Hickory	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Central Illinois Robotics Club	Illinois	Peoria	USA	1lb, 3lb
Colorado Combat Robotics	Colorado	Denver	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb, 30lb-Sportsman
Combat Robotics NZ	Auckland	Grafton	NZ	1lb, 3lb
Combat Robotics Out West (Artifactory)	Western Australia	Perth (Osborne Park)	AU	150g
Combat Robots of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Tulsa	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb
Competitive Robotics at Sacramento State	California	Sacramento	USA	1lb
Connecticut Antweight Robotics League (CARL)	Connecticut	Various	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic
CTRL PDX	Oregon	Portland	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://discord.gg/FcuCNv2ug2
Dutch Robot Games	Gelderland	Ulft	NL	30lb
East Valley Attack Combat (EVAC) Robotics	Arizona	Tempe	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://discord.gg/aJmTKqssNm
Extreme Robots	England (touring)	Various	UK	Live shows
Fighting Robots Association (FRA)	UK	Various	UK	150g, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb, 220lb (UK classes)	https://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/forum
Garden State Combat Robotics League (GSCRL)	New Jersey	Various	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://discord.com/invite/qwkeeVWgs2
German Roboteers Association	Lower Saxony	Hannover	DE	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb
High Adrenaline Combat Robotics (HACR)	Texas	Houston	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://discord.gg/654dyZzjVE https://www.facebook.com/groups/hacrusa/
Hunter Combat Robotics	New South Wales	Newcastle (Windale)	AU	150g, 150g-Plastic
Idaho Robot Combat League (IRCL)	Idaho	Boise	USA	1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Impact Robotics League	California	Rocklin	USA	1lb-Plastic
Kilobots Combat Robot Events	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	CA	150g, 1lb, 3lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/319815841473272
MakerspaceCT	Connecticut	Hartford	USA	3lb
Maryland Area Combat Robotics Organization (MACRO)	Maryland	Baltimore	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb Sportsman	https://discord.gg/SXwArmv
Melbourne Combat Robotics	Victoria	Melbourne	AU	150g, 1lb, 3lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/melbournecombatrobotics
Middle Tennessee Robotics Art Society	Tennessee	Nashville	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb
Midwest Robot Combat Association (MRCA)	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb	https://discord.com/invite/Cdcdg4dFnq
Minnesota Combat Robotics	Minnesota	Eagan	USA	150g, 1lb
Missouri Robot Fights	Missouri	Joplin	USA	150g, 1lb
Monumental Impact	Colorado	Monument	USA	150g, 1lb-Plastic
National Robotics League	Various	Various	USA	15lb
Nor'easter: Robot Combat Club	New Brunswick	Moncton	CA	150g
North East Robotics Club	Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb, 30lb-Sportsman	https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthEastRoboticsClub
North Texas Bot Battles	Texas	Dallas/Fort Worth	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
National Havoc Robot League	Connecticut	Norwalk	USA	3lb, 12lb, 30lb	https://wiki.nhrl.io/wiki/index.php/NHRL_Discord
Ohio Robotics Club	Ohio	Sandusky	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 6lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/OhioRobotClub/
OlyRobots	Washington	Olympia	USA	1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Oregon State Combat Robotics	Oregon	Corvallis	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic
Queensland Robotics Sports Club	Queensland	-	AU	-
RABID - Richmond Area Bot Instigated Destruction	Virginia	Richmond	USA		https://discord.com/invite/H5wQnJXAVh
Rice Robotics Club	Texas	Houston	USA	1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
RoboCore	Minas Gerais	Santa Rita do Sapucaí	BR	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 30lb, 60lb
RoboDojo	England	York	UK	150g, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb	https://linktr.ee/Robodojo
Rocket City Combat Robots	Alabama	Huntsville	USA	1lb, 3lb
Robot Battles	Georgia	Atlanta	USA	1lb, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb
Robot Combat League	Various	Various	USA	-
Robot Rampage	Auckland	Auckland (Mt Wellington)	NZ	30lb, 250lb
Robot Renegades	Florida	Orlando / Fort Pierce	USA	1lb
Robot Riot (website offline as of October 2026)	Florida	West Palm Beach	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb
RoboGames	California	Pleasanton (SF Bay Area)	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 60lb, 120lb, 250lb
Robots Live!	England (touring)	Various	UK	Live shows
Robot Ruckus	Florida	Orlando	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb, 220lb-Sportsman
Robosota	-	Various	FI	-
Robowars Australia	Queensland	Brisbane	AU	30lb	https://discord.gg/dPHYVa85fT https://www.facebook.com/groups/RobowarsAustralia
SEMO - Combat Robotics	Missouri	Ripley County	USA	1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Smashbotz	California	Los Angeles	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb, 12lb
Southern California Attack Robotics	California	Walnut	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb, 12lb, 15lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/640098953444052
Steel City Antweight Robots (SCAR)	England	Sheffield	UK	150g, 3lb
STEM Coliseum (Friday Night Robot Fights)	Maine	South Portland	USA	1lb
Texas Robot Combat	Texas	Dallas	USA	150g, 1lb, 3lb
Utah Combat Robotics	Utah	Salt Lake City	USA	1lb, 3lb	https://www.facebook.com/groups/283767419725335/
Vegas Combat Robotics	Nevada	Las Vegas	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb
Vector Space Robot Combat	Virginia	Lynchburg	USA	1lb, 1lb-Plastic	https://vector-space.org/
Weaponized Plastic	Texas	Austin	USA	Plastic (up to 1 kg)
Western Allied Robotics	Washington	Seattle	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb-Sportsman	https://www.facebook.com/groups/512154462223892/
Wisconsin Robot Combat	Wisconsin	Oconomowoc	USA	150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb	https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinRobotCombat/

Defunct Robot Combat Events

These events are no longer active.

• Texas Aimbots: 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb in Bryan-College Station, Texas - adjunct program of Texas A&M Robomasters Robotics, combat series 2022-2024
• Bot Fest: Liverpool, UK, 150g - 2018?
• Robotics @UH (University of Houston): Houston, Texas, 150g, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb - Cougar Cup series 2023-2025
• Angry Rooster Robotics: Huntsville, Alabama, 1lb, 1lb-Plastic, 3lb - handed its arena over to Rocket City Combat Robots, which now runs events in Huntsville

See also

• Events
• RobotCommunity
• Combat Robotics in Schools and Universities
• Running an Event
• Rules
• GettingStarted