RFL puts your engineering skills to the ultimate durability test. Working in teams, you will design, 3D print, assemble, and wire a combat robot from scratch, culminating in a live tournament where bots fight head-to-head until the last machine standing wins.
What You’ll Work On:
Mechanical CAD & 3D Printing: Model aggressive chassis, armor layouts, and weapon systems in CAD, optimized for high-impact resistance.
Combat Electronics & Drive Systems: Wire high-discharge LiPo batteries, brushless or brushed motors, ESCs (electronic speed controllers), and RC receivers.
Active Weapon Design: Experiment with spinners, flippers, or wedges built to deal maximum damage while withstanding heavy hits.
The Live Tournament: Pilot your robot inside the combat arena and repair battle damage between bracket rounds.
Experience Level: Open to all skill levels. Great for both beginners looking to get into rapid prototyping and experienced makers eager to build competitive combat machines.
Fill in one of the following forms to sign up for RFL this year: