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HAVOC 101
Here at NHRL, we fight robots in three different weight classes: 3lb, 12lb, and 30lb.
The goal of each fight is to disable your opponent. If a robot can't move for 10 seconds, it is knocked out. Competitors may also tap out if they want to stop the fight.
Fights run a maximum of 3 minutes. After that, the winner is decided by a panel of judges, who score based on the criteria of Damage, Control, and Aggression.
The top 4 bots of each weight class qualify for our World Championship event in December. And the champion of each weight class takes home a $1,000 prize, and the coveted NHRL Golden Dumpster!
OUR TOURNAMENT FORMAT
We start each weight class in a preliminary stage, every robot has to win two fights to enter the single-elimination Brackets.
Prime Time starts at 7pm Eastern, with the quarterfinals of each Bracket. The final 8 bots in each weight class battle for a place at the World Championships, and for the first-place trophy, the Golden Dumpster.
PRELIMINARY STAGE
We start at 9 am Eastern with the preliminary stage, where builders battle their ways to earn a spot into the Bracket.
Win two fights, and you’re in. Lose two, and you are eliminated.
WHO'S COMPETING?
We split all bots into groups of up to 8 bots during the preliminary stage. Look for your favorite bot here.
3LB BOTS
Group A: Mako (#1 seed), Eviscerator, Mothership, Candela Foxtrot, Robbie, Above Average, Deimos, Pawprint
Group B: TurboFIEND (#2 seed), Pipeline Punch, REFLEX, Gulo Gulo, Critical Blunder, Actual Size, Crazy Horse Girl, Murphy's Law
Group C: Caldera (#3 seed), Wajoo, Cole, Swarm, Landmine, Nightmare of Oakland, Yoink! SwanSaw
Group D: Jelly Baby (#4 seed), Melon Baller, Sasquatch, Silver Wind, Buzzz-Thrill, R4PT0R, Hodag, Wascally Wabb3t
Group E: The Wall PT2 (#5 seed), BRZRKR, 5 microliters of blood, Phil, Matthew, Undervolt, Terror, STOP TALKING ABOUT ROBOTS!!!
Group F: Radix (#6 seed), NotDeadYet, hexaHive, Stickler, Silencer, Boom Shaka Laka, Self-Esteem Engine, Lunatic
Group G: Sad Octopus (#7 seed), Frogspawn, Trick or Beaterh V2, Injection!, Simian Rage, Shameless Self Promotion, Total Perspective Vortex, Wheel of Misfortune
Group H: usawgi (#8 seed), UNGA BUNGA, Colossus, Jonathan, Kyrofang, Dutch Oven, Broadside, Snare
Group I: Monkfish (#9 seed), Anubis, Finished Robot, Summit, Unicorn Sparkle, Tactical Tomfoolery, Helicoboptochopter, Robert
Group J: Loopy (#10 seed), Misdirected Aggression, ChestPop!, Tomahawk 2.0, Boopster, Neil_s, Performance Anxiety, Snuggle Muffins
Group K: Peekaboo (#11 seed), Under Destruction, Mark, erase your DNA, Polish Hammer, Freaki, Charge Pump, Ratio
Group L: Wicked Wedge (#12 seed), Power Surge III, Marg, Captain Jackpot, B.A.R.D.I.C.C, Nightlight, Brute Force, horridus
12LB BOTS
Group M: Pramheda (#1 seed), Full Court, Robo-Cat, Nova, Powerball, Phluffy, Buckshot, Bee-hemoth
Group N: Honey-fied (#2 seed), Blue Marlin, Galaxi, Inertial, The Invisible Hand, Skorpion, The Colony, Unidentified Fighting Option
Group O: Buzzzz-Kill (#3 seed), Grim Ripper (12lb), Carmen, Lasagna, Katabatic, Foobabot, Big Frank, 22" of Monarchy
Group P: Minor Threat 5 (#4 seed), Caldera 12, HoneyBombers, WEATHER REPORT, Bigheera, Battle Hawk, Unstick Pls, Apricot
30LB BOTS
Group Q: MegatRON (#1 seed), Anxietii, Mirage, WHACK!, Termigator, Jump Rope, Overlord, Killswitch
Group R: Phenomenon (#2 seed), Synthesis 30, Undertaker, Red Storm, Apachii, Demon Core, Professor Wasp, Two Stroke
BRETTZONE
Want to see every single fight, from every angle? This is where BrettZone comes in.
We run fights in multiple cages simultaneously, so we can't show every single fight on our YouTube livestream. But you can still watch them by heading over to BrettZone, where each and every camera angle from inside the cage is available to view.
BRACKETS & RESULTS
Starting at 3:30 pm Eastern, every weight class enters the Bracket. The Bracket is single elimination, so from this point forward if you lose, you’re OUT.
You can find the result of each of our Bracket fights on our True Finals pages:
The Bracket progresses until 5:30 pm Eastern. At that point, there are only 8 bots left in each weight class, so the competition takes a break.
During the break, builders begin preparing for Prime Time, LIVE at 7 pm Eastern, where we show one fight at a time. A bot that makes it to the top 4 of their weight class qualifies for the NHRL 2025 World Championships in December. The last bot remaining in any weight class will win that weight class for this event.
Who will be crowned Champion, earn their $1,000 prize, and raise their Golden Dumpster?
Who will qualify and punch their ticket to the NHRL 2025 World Championships in December?
Tune in to find out!