Robot Combat League
Robot Combat League
Robot Combat does not have an offical organizing body. Although most events use the http://sparc.tools/ or some varient of them, each event is independent and can run their event as they see fit. Starting in March 2022, more than 30 independent events have agreed to an event results tracking system that will help determine which bots are the top competitors.
Why the Robot Combat League doesn't use the SPARC Botrank system
Although the SPARC Botrank system made an attempt at tracking how well robots performed,their system had several shortcomings.
- The primary issue is that the system used to calculate scores is greatly influenced by the number of events a bot as competed in which favored bots that competed a lot rather than bots that placed highly in events.
- Other issues include the SPARC Botrank system being based on a on a rolling 18 month period which made it difficult to evaluate when the results should be evaluated.
- The SPARC Botrank system didn't have a way to disambiguate robots with the same name. Common names like 'Hazard' made the results unreliable.
When is the league season?
The season starts the first day of March and ends on the last day of February. Event data prior to March 2022 isn't complete so take historical rankings with a grain of salt.
What weight classes will be included?
Currently, ranks are calculated for the most popular weight classes: 150g, 1lb, 1lb-plastic, 3lb, 12lb, 30lb, and 30sportsman robots.
How are rankings determined?
Robots earn points by placing in events. A robot's season total is taken from their top 3 events.
How are points calculated?
Points are determined by how well a robot places in a competition and is weighted by the number of robots competing. The exact calculations to determine a robots score can be viewed on this calculator.