Railside Rumble

Organizers:

Amber Hitchins :     amberhitchinsxc@gmail.com


Railside Robotics, Purdue University's battlebots club is planning on hosting a public competition where FC antweights and beetleweights will fight in double-elimination style brackets until one antweight and one beetleweight are crowned champions.

Important Points of Emphasis:

  • All competitors and spectators must be 18+ for this competition.
  • Our ruleset can be found here: Ruleset
  • Our safety guidelines can be found here: Safety Guidelines
  • Non-refundable entrance fees once registration is available will be as follows:
    • $15 for FC antweights
    • $20 for beetleweights
  • Prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and for the Most Destructive and Most Innovative robots. Prizes are sponsored by ItGresa and Repeat Robotics.
  • Arena is 8' x 8' x 4' and is double-walled with a painted plywood floor. 

Railside Robotics is incredibly grateful to be sponsored by ItGresa, Repeat Robotics, Essig PLM, Purdue Elmore School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Aras.

Location: Purdue Armory, 812 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/railsiderobotics/railside-rumble-2025

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Begin: 09:00

End: 18:00

Registration: January 21, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Bot Class Registrations
Antweight 13
Beetleweight 10