Robot Renegades at Maker Faire Miami

Robot Renegades at Maker Faire Miami (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)  May 3-4, 2025

Event Info:

• Classes:
  • Plastic Ant
  • Gladiator (Vipers and Sportsman)  Vipers are allowed spinners.  Sportsman are not allowed spinning weapons. 
  • Ant Pro (stone cold killing machines!!)
  • Beetle
• Registration is $25 per bot.  
• Fights will run continuosly and we will do our best for lunch breaks.  
• Prize Purse: Cash prize as a split on registration fees divided between first/second/third place.   
• Pits: We have a decent amount of room.  Pit space will be divided at our discretion to make room for everyone. 
• Power is available, bring extension cords, power strips, lipo bags etc
• Pre-Event email will have any more specific instructions.  
• Admission is free for builders/crew, capped at 4 per team. 
• Palm Beach Bots is sponsoring and will be on site with parts and kits to get you thru the fights.  

Schedule:

• Saturday May 3rd
  • Load In 9-10:30AM
  • Safety/Weigh In: As soon as you're setup until the driver's meeting. 
  • Driver's Meeting: 10:30AM
  • Fights start at 11AM and run thru 5PM.
• Sunday May 4th
  • Arrive by 9AM
  • Fights start at 10AM and run thru 5PM.

Rules:

• SPARC ruleset with the following points of emphasis:
  • NO FIRE WEAPONS (Flamethowers etc)
  • Plastic Ant Specs:  Traditional SPARC Rules.  No nylons, tpu or metal etc.
  • Pit:  We have a pseudo pit, more of an OOTA zone in the corner, there's a reasonable chance to escape.  If you go in the pit you have a 10 count to get out before KO is called. 
• Motion: Battlebots rules, if you're moving it's motion so either tap out or your opponent will be obligated to annihilate you.  
• Exposed batteries are automatic forfeits
• One postponement
• One unstick per fight (if you become unintentionally stuck).
• No entanglements
• Tapouts are allowed
• Match length: 2 minutes.
• 3-4 rounds of swiss qualifying into a single elimination finals bracket. 
• Most Important Rule - **HAVE FUN**

VOLUNTEERS WELCOME:  We're happy to have any available volunteers help with the event.  If you have family/friends coming that aren't fond of sitting in the pits all day playing games on their phone we can always use help.  Pit Runners, Judges, Safety, and possibly announcers.  Volunteers will receive free entry into the event.  Please reach out directly to events@palmbeachbots.com if interested.