Maker 13's River City Rumble

Organizers:

George Manning :     spicydisasterrobotics@gmail.com

Josh Edlin :     josh.edlin@gmail.com


We will be hosting a MRCA qualifying combat robot competition at Maker 13 in Jeffersonville, IN. The event will include 1 lb (plastic antweight) 1 lb (antweight) and 3 lb (beetleweight) competitions on Saturday August 1st, 2026.

Tournament Format: 3 round Modified Swiss, bots with 2-1 or better records will progress to a single elimination bracket to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

Sign Ups: There are open spots for 16 plastic antweight (1 lb), 24 antweights (1 lb) and 24 beetleweight (3 lb) bots.

Date: Competition will take place on August 1, 2026, There will be a social meet and greet event Friday July 31st at 5PM.

Location: Maker 13, 629 Michigan Ave, Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Venue: Has plenty of space for pits (tables & chairs are provided). There will also be a spectator area and a couple of TVs to view the fights.

Prizes:

  • TBD

Food: TBD

Sponsors: TBD

Arena: 8' x 8', painted plywood floor

Rough Schedule:

  • 8:00am – Doors Open & Safety Opens
  • 10:00am – Doors Open for Spectators and fights begin
  • 5:00pm - Single Elimination Starts

Hotels: TBD

Entry Fee: $20 per plastic ant, $30 per antweight and $30 per beetleweight entry.

Ruleset: This event will follow MRCA rules for ranked ant and beetle classes.  SPARC v1.6 rules will be used for plastic antweights.

Spectators:  There is no entry fee for spectators, doors open at 10am on Saturday. 

Live Stream: We will attempt to live stream the event, we will update the listing with a link.

Social Links: insert Maker 13 social media here

Volunteers: If you are interested in volunteering, please email Maker 13 email here.

Stay tuned for more details and feel free to email spicydisasterrobotics@gmail.com if you have any questions.  You can also join the Robot Combat Indiana Discord for more information.

Location: 629 Michigan Ave, Jeffersonville, IN 47130, USA

Website: https://www.maker13.com/

Date: Saturday, August 01, 2026

Begin: 08:00

End: 20:00

Registration: May 02, 2026 - July 31, 2026