Philadelphia Maker Faire's first combat robotics competition

- Welcome to Philly's first combat robotics competition at Philadelphia Maker Faire 2025 -

Hosting 1lb Plastic Ant & 150g Fairyweights

Rules:

SPARC regulations:

     - No fire weapons!

     - Referee ruling is final 

     - PLANT: only PLA/PLA+/ABS, only drivetrain components can be TPU (where it doesn't act as body armor), battery/battery wire exposure results in automatic forfeit

     - Matches will be 2 minutes long, one unstick per match, one match delay (max 15 minutes) per tournament, test box available (no testing weapons outside box/arena or will lead to disqualification)

     - Arena will be 8x8x2 feet, double pane 1/4" PC panels with wooden floors

     - Registration begins Feb 28th at noon

Entry Limits: One driver per bot, no more than 2 bots per class/team. 16 teams total for PLANT (if we have more we will increase)

Registration: $25 per bot, payment due on site (please bring cash)

Event Passes: Teach team is allocated 2 passes to the whole event, free parking for whole day available if you come early before 9AM

 

Schedule:

Sunday April 6th

8:30AM to 9:30AM: Safety inspection (if you plan to arrive the day before or are in the area, we may open up a time slot if there is enough demand)

9:45AM: Driver's meeting

10AM to 12PM: Fight Robots Fight

12:30PM to 1:30PM: Rest

1PM to 3PM: Fights

 

Bracket: (PLEASE NOTE: BRACKET NOT FINALIZED, WILL BE RANDOMIZED ON SITE AFTER REGISTRATION IN FRONT OF PARTICIPANTS)

PLAnt (double elimination): https://truefinals.com/tournament/fffca8483baf4d29

Fairyweight (round robin): https://truefinals.com/tournament/8f594120e2a14233 

 

Prizes:

PLANT & Fairyweight each:

1st Place: Fiberon PA6-CF20 500g filament (will include free printing services if requested)

2nd Place: PINECIL Smart mini portable soldering iron

3rd Place: TPU (95A) rainbow filament

 

Volunteer opportunities are available, please inquire to makerwrangler@phillymakerfaire.com

Feel free to ask questions using the email above, especially if you are a creative robot maker. 

Go Birds

Event updated as of April 5th 2025.