New Mexico Robot Combat-New Year Revolution

Rules  

NMRC uses the SPARC Ruleset along with the following ammendments for its competitions:

• No use of fire or flame weapons
• Magnets may be used for additional downforce on the steel floor but not for any other reason
• In the case of both robots being stuck together and unable to separate, there will be 1 separation per match
• Plastic Ant Rules: Western Allied Robotics Plastic Class Rules
  • While most plastic ants are expected to be 3d printed, you may enter a modified toy, rc car, etc as long as it is still legal under the SPARC ruleset mentioned above AND YOU HAVE RECEIVED PERMISSION TO DO SO. Email or message brandon@lcradio.com with photos and details of your toy entry.
• Walkers:
  • Shufflers will receive a 50% weight bonus
    • Shuffler fairies would be 225 grams
    • Shuffler ants/plastics would be 1.5lbs
    • Shuffler beetles would be 4.5lbs
  • Walkers will recieve a 100%* weight bonus
    • Walker fairies would be 300 grams
    • Walker ants would be 2lbs
    • Walker beetles will only receive a 66.66% weight bonus which would make them 5lbs.

For any questions on the rules, please email brandon@lcradio.com or post a question on New Mexico Robot Combat

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Format

6+ Robots	Double Elimination
Less than 6 Robots	Round Robin

We will have 1 arena at this event, listed below are the details about it.

The NMRC Arena

• Fairyweights, Plastic Antweights, Antweights, and Sportsman Beetleweights
• Magnetic steel floor
• The arena 6' by 6'. 

HexBug Class: There will be a HexBug class as well. 

• Brandon has robots to loan but you may bring your own. 
• They may be slightly modified, but cannot have metal weapons or be able to throw other robots more than 2 feet. 
• They must use the stock electronics.
• They can have custom armor and weapons but it must be plastic of some sort and it must have at least 3 pieces that are able to be knocked off.
• The matches will be 2 minutes long.
• The fight will end if all the parts of one robot is knocked off, thrown out of the arena, if it lasts for 2 minutes, or if one robot is unable to move.
• There will be a judge if the fight goes the full distance
• The signups are free for HexBugs, but you must email a picture, name, and small description of your robot to brandon@lcradio.com.

 

Venue

New Mexico Robot Combat Club takes place at Cruces Creatives, 205 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces NM.  Parking is free.  There will be a food truck or two for lunch and there are restaurants around.

 

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Volunteers

Help with running these events is always appreciated. If you'd like to volunteer with setting up the arena, judging, pit-running, or arena tear-down please contact Brandon Hooker via email: brandon@lcradio.com, or Tracy Hooker via Facebook Messenger, or on New Mexico Robot Combat

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Schedule

*all times are subject to change

9:30am	Safety check-in
10:30am	Fights begin
12:30pm	Lunch Break
1:30pm	Fights resume
7pm	Fights end, awards given

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Prizes

• 1st place for all weight classes will receive a cash prize
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in all weight classes will receive a trophy 

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Lodging

 

UPDATE: We are working with local hotels to provide discount lodging for the event.  When we have the details worked out, we will post here.

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Entree Fee 

Competators: If you plan to compete, see each weight class below for registration fees

Spectating: Free! :D  

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Sponsors

FingerTech Robotics

Craig En Taggert Industrial Supplies

Repeat Robotics

Team Malice

Treacherous Robotics

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Hotels

We got a discount with one of the hotels here in town. 

• https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/VH47V2