Adelaide Robot Combat Robot Havoc 9
It's Adelaide Robot Combat's big annual event! This year, we're hosted by Science Alive again which will be held at the Adelaide Showgrounds!
**More details to come, make sure to check your emails for when we have more event info to share**
Click down below to register your bots. Remember to assign the matching class to your bot.
Registration cost for each tournament will be applicable, specific pricing will be communicated later. Teams will be given free access to the Science Alive event.
The following classes will be competing in round robin tournaments followed by single elimination finals (no loan bots will be available for hire in this event).
- A League Antweight (150g Destructive), 32 Spaces available - SATURDAY/SUNDAY ONLY
- Beetleweight (1.36kg/3lb), 32 Spaces available - SATURDAY/SUNDAY ONLY
- Hobbyweight (5.44kg/12lb), 24 Spaces available - FRIDAY ONLY
- Sportsman (13.6kg/30lb), 24 Spaces available - SATURDAY/SUNDAY ONLY
Please have a look at our modified SPARC ruleset. It outlines a few minor changes for our events, along with custom transmitter details and Sportsman rules to align with Robowars Australia.
All competitors are expected to be familiar with the rulesets below. Any violation may result in event disqualification.
- Note: A spinning weapon tip speed limitation applies for Hobbyweight, Beetleweight and Sportsman bots. Please refer to the construction specifications or contact an organiser with any questions.
- ARC Antweight Specific Robot Construction Specifications
- ARC Beetleweight Specific Robot Construction Specifications
- ARC Hobbyweight Specific Robot Construction Specifications
- ARC Sportsman Specific Robot Construction Specifications
- ARC SPARC Robot Construction Specifications
- ARC SPARC Match Rules
Tournament Weekend Details:
Friday August 7th
- Hobbyweight tournament held on this day.
- 8:00am - 8:30am Exhibitor and competitor arrival time
- 8.30am - Builders Meeting
- 9:00am onward - Safety checks
- 9:00am - 3:00pm Open to school students
- 5.30pm - Exhibitor access closes
- Science Alive hosts a STEM day on the Friday for students to come and visit before the main public weekend.
- This will be a great opportunity to do your safety checks, final tinkering and show off your bots!!
- We would welcome as many as can make it to help us have a strong presence on the STEM day to answer questions and maybe get some kids into combat robotics!!
Saturday August 8th
- Beetleweight round robin tournament held over 5 sessions through the day.
- Sportsman round robin tournament held over 5 sessions through the day.
- Antweight tournament held over 6 sessions through the day, in between Beetleweight/Sportsman sessions.
- 8:00am - 8:30am Exhibitor and competitor arrival time
- 8.30am - Builders Meeting
- 9:00am onward - Safety checks
- 9:00am - 5:00pm Open to public
- 5.30pm - Exhibitor access closes
- 6pm - Competitor dinner
Sunday August 9th
- Beetleweight round robin tournament and finals. Held over 6 sessions through the day.
- Sportsman round robin tournament and finals. Held over 6 sessions through the day.
- Antweight tournament held over 6 sessions through the day, in between Beetleweight/Sportsman sessions.
- 8:00am - 8:30am Exhibitor and competitor arrival time
- 8.30am - Builders Meeting
- 9:00am - 5:00pm Open to public
- 5:00pm - 8:00pm Pack up/move out
- Each team will receive an email shortly after registration closes with additional information about the event.
- This email will include a form for every team to fill out to specify team members, provide seat preference, etc.
- Each team will have free access to the event, you will recieve an email in the weeks prior with access details. Please send any friends or family to want to come to Science Alive this link to buy their tickets: www.sciencealive.net.au/
- Unfortunately parking will not be provided for the event. We suggest using public transport to get to the event. Showgrounds Exhibitor parking can be prepurchaced closer to the event.
Spectators Details:
- Refer to www.sciencealive.net.au for ticketing info for Science Alive
Bump In Details:
- Bump in 8:00am - 8:30am Friday and Saturday. There will be a builders meeting held at 8.30am prior to safety checks. All competitors must attend this meeting.
- Make sure that any 240V equipment that you will bring with you gets tested and tagged. This will be a requirement of the venue.
Set Up:
- We will be setting the arena and equipment up on Thursday the 6th of August. Please let us know if you can help out - helpers will need additional to do a safety induction. Any help will be welcome!
Please keep checking here or on our Facebook event listing for updated information.
See you all there!
Event Details
Location: Members Grandstand, Wayville SA 5034, Australia
Dates: August 07, 2026 – August 09, 2026
Start: 08:00 ACST
End: 17:00 ACST
Competitions
| Class | Registered |
|---|---|
| Antweight Tournament | 8 |
| Beetleweight Tournament | 19 |
| Hobbyweight Tournament | 5 |
| Sportsman Tournament | 13 |