RoboJackets Spring '26 Jacket Racket

Fill out this Google Form to register for the event!!!  THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!

BattleBots Overview:
We are thrilled that you are interested in competing your 3lb combat robot at our Spring 2026 Jacket Racket competition!

This competition will take place on March 22nd with fights starting at 10 am. Check-in will take place from 8 - 9:45 am. The format for the 3lb competition will be a 32 bot double elimination bracket.

As these are combat robots, it is imperative that proper safety regulations are strictly followed to mitigate risks of injury or death. Please read these rules and ensure that your robot complies with the regulations. The competition format is also outlined in this document: RJ 3lb Competition Rules

If you have any questions, please reach out to john.matthews@robojackets.org

Robot Sumo Overview:
Robot Sumo is a combat robotic oriented sport in which competitors fight to push each other out of an arena. The competition format supports autonomous and RC robots, and Georgia Tech invites you to build and compete with sumo robots!

Categories: 3kg autonomous, 500g autonomous, 500g RC

Rules: The Robot Sumo event will be following the Robogames unified sumo rules found here at https://robogames.net/rules/all-sumo.php. Notably at the event we will be checking size, weight, and start configurations. For accessibility reasons, we will be implementing a 5 second timer to support robots that do not have a start module (N/A for RC & 3kg Auto).

Resources: If you have any questions about what Robot Sumo is or want to get involved in the sport, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at xriddle0917@gmail.com. Robot sumo is also very accessible where competitors are able to build highly competitive robots for even under $200. Common sumo vendors are

• LunoxRobotics - American JSumo distributor that has many of the essential Sumo Robot parts.
• Jsumo - Specialize in sumo robotics and have parts and kits available
• Sumozade - Also Specialize in sumo robotics and have parts and kits available
• Amazon - Great for generic mechanical and electrical parts

Interestingly, I also found that wikipedia also had a quite verbose but very descriptive and informative overview of the sport here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot-sumo. But if combat robotics and automation is something that interests you, I highly recommend giving the competition a try!