SCAR - Carnage at the Cube 2026

Southern California Attack Robotics is hosting our biggest event of the year at Discovery Cube Orange County in Santa Ana, California.

 

We will be hosting all weight classes, and will be following our one-robot-per-team-per-weightclass standard.  The weight classes for the event are:

 

Fairy	Plastics	Ants	Beetles	Hobby	Sportsman	Feather
32	32	32	32	16	16	16

Since we want to put on a good show, every effort will be made to fill out the brackets. Especially for the 12lb and up weight classes where we can accept more than the target numbers.

 

What is the Event Format? 

 

For all weight classes, the event will use a double-elimination format. If a team has two robots that are scheduled to compete, the bots must fight each other so you'll need a radio for each robot.  If both bots are functional but you don't want them to fight each other then the winner will be decided by a coin toss. If a bot truely cannot continue due to damage it will be allowed to forefit at the event organizers discretion.

 

What are the arenas?

 

• Fairyweights and Plastic Ants: 4'x6' arena with a metal floor. There is no pit.
• Antweights and Beetleweights: in an 8' hexagon arena with a metal floor. There is no pit.
• Hobbyweights, Sportsman and Featherweights: in a 12'x16' arena with a metal floor. There is no pit.
   

What are the event rules? 

Tournament and event rules are available on our website here: Rules for Southern California Attack Robots

 

Registration Fees
150g - 3lb - $10/robot

12lb and 30lb - $20/robot

 

Exposed Batteries:

In an effort to reduce the liklihood of a full-on battery fire, if a robots batteries are completely exposed the referee will stop the match and the decision goes to the judges.

Arena Unsticks:

Each robot gets one un-stick but only if the opposing robot was not the cause for their immobilization. Competitors are strictly forbidden from interacting with the arena to attempt to unstick their robot or influence the match. “Pinballing” poses a danger to self, competitors, and all attendees, and those found to be attempting to influence the arena mid-match will lose by immediate TKO.

Robot Unsticks:

We will follow the standard SPARC procedures. 

Magnets:

Magnets are not allowed in the Plastic Antweight class per SPARC rules.
For other weightclasses, the magnetic forces in a robot can not be strong enough to allow it to stuck upsidedown on a steel plate.

Tip Speed

Maximum weapon tip speed is 250mph.

Match Duration

Fairyweight/150g - 2 Minutes
All other weightclasses - 3 minutes

Builder Schedule

Check and Safety: Upon check-in, please be sure your robot is functional, has proper weapon locks and will pass the fail-safe requirement. If your robot has multiple configurations, you must make weight in one of them to pass safety but robots can be reweighed prior to each match.

Competition times: Tentative!

Friday April 24th - All weight-classes check-in, Noon to 6pm

 

Saturday April 25th - Doors open at 8am. Competition Starts at 10am and goes to at least 5pm, possibly later

 

Sunday April 26th - Doors open at 8am - Competition Starts at 10am and goes until finished

 

 

Shipping

The Cube will accept "regular sized" packages, which means things in cardboard boxes that are readily liftable. No crates. Also, no batteries or anything flamable or hazardous. The venue will not be able to return packages but there is a FedEx office a few blocks away. If you need to ship something and this doesn't work for you, please contact me directly.

[Name of Mailer]

C/O Discovery Cube OC SCAR

2500 North Main St

Santa Ana, CA 92705

 

Award Ceremonies: Award ceremonies will take place on Sunday after matches conclude for each weight class.

Streaming: The event will be streamed on the SCAR YouTube and Twitcth