Dollar Hobbyz Combat Robot Club March 2025

Come join us on Sunday March 16th at 1:00 PM for a fun day of robot fighting! If you're new, you'll be able to find us in the pit area at Dollar Hobbyz. It's up the stairs to the right of the racetrack

As always, the plan is to do some un-structured robot fighting, driving practice, and just have fun. We will be using the 4'x4' arena with a floor pit provided by Team Scrapper. Experienced builders, new builders, and spectators are all welcome. There will be plenty of roboteers there who are happy to help get new people involved.

At the request of some community members, we will be running a few new wieght classes. The first is Sportsman Beetleweight (3 lb) robots. Please keep in mind that the arena we use is a bit tight for this, but we should be able to make it work. No Beetleweights with spinning weapons will be allowed to compete.

Additionally, we will be running Lego robots, or "Battle Bricks".  The official rules for these are a bit complicated. So for our purposes, they are as follows:

• Robots can weigh up to 2 lbs
• No weight bonuses are allowed
• Both Lego electronics and standard RC electronics will be allowed
• All non-electronic components must be Lego branded
• No brushless motors are allowed
• All other construction rules will refer to the MRCA rule set

If you're curious about the official Battle Bricks rules, you can find them here: https://battlebricks.org/about/

We will be collecting club dues. These will need to be paid by those who intend on using the arena. Anyone can still feel free to show up, ask questions, and spectate for free. Dues will be $25 per year for individuals over the age of 16, or per family. This will gain you access to use the arena at six meetings this year (one every two months or so). They will be collected at the meeting via cash or Venmo.

Other notes:

If you already have a robot, please register it here, just to help keep track of how many will be attending.

If you are looking to build your first robot, check out the resources here: https://midwestrobotcombat.com/resources/

If you have any questions at all, contact Eric Lussky at ELussky@gmail.com

And, finally, a special thank you to Dollar Hobbyz for allowing us to use their space