Robot Renegades at Central Florida Fair 2026

Robot Renegades at Central Florida Fair 2026 (Orlando, FL)

Finally, another event in Orlando.  Plenty of space for two arenas and a two day event making room for 124 total bots.  And, FLAMETHROWERS ALLOWED!!

Event Info:

• Classes: 
  • Plastic Ant
  • Ant
  • Beetle
  • Special Class: "Gladiator", aka Skizos, Vipers and Sportsman. In this class Skizo & Viper kits (spinners included) are allowed from stock to modified as well as any sportsman (non spinner) antweights. The goal of the class is to give new builders and sportsman designs a place to fine tune the bot before advancing to the Ant Pro class. *non spinner applies to both traditional spinners as well as any variants such as saws, drills etc.  The bot that wins Gladiator automatically graduates to Ant Pro for future events.    
• Registration Payment UPDATE - All registration payments are due immediately upon signing up.  Any waitlisted bots already paid will be promoted immediately.  There will no longer be refunds on registration payment for bots that drop out.  This update to registration policy comes from overwhelming signups holding spots, then dropping.  It takes away the opportunity for other prepared bots to compete. 
• Schedule
  • Saturday February 28th
    • Load In 10-11AM
    • Safety/Weigh In: 10:30AM
    • Fights start at 12PM and run thru about 7PM.  Fair closes at midnight so you'll have plenty of time to explore and eat crazy fair food. 
  • Sunday March 1st
    • Arrive by 11AM
    • Fights start at 12PM and run until we're done, shooting for 6PM.  Fair closes at 11PM giving more time to explore the Fair. 
    • Load out immediately after fights end. 
• Rules:
  • SPARC ruleset with the following points of emphasis:
    • Active Weapons Required.  Similar to NHRL, "An active weapon is defined as a weapon or mechanism that operates independently from the robot's drivetrain or means of locomotion and is clearly designed to influence the opposing robot."
      • Gladiator class allows Viper Wedge kits as the only exception to the active weapon rule.  
    • Flamethowers ALLOWED.   That means you Luke & Matt :)
    • Plastic Ant Specs:  Traditional SPARC Rules No nylons, No blends (CF, Glass etc), No TPU or metal etc.   Regular PLA, PLA Pro styles are allowed such as PolyMax PLA.  All plastic parts must be 3d printed. 
  • 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.
  • Exposed batteries are automatic forfeits
  • One postponement (15min)
  • Unsticks at the referee's discretion.  Clarification to be given at driver meeting depending on which arenas we run. 
  • Tapouts are allowed
  • Match length: 2 minutes
  • 3 rounds of 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.  Please reach out directly to events@palmbeachbots.com if interested.