See how a live event works.
Explore sample matches, queues, standings, and results. Demo data never enters official league records.
What’s next
Oct 24, 2026
IRL Fall Brawl
Sierra College, Rocklin
Registration opens Sep 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Event detailsDec 12, 2026
Winter Wreckage
Sierra College, Rocklin
Registration opens Oct 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Event detailsJan 30, 2027
IRL Event 3
Sacramento area · venue to be announced
Registration opens Dec 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Event detailsMar 13, 2027
Impact Robotics League Championship Finals
Sacramento area · venue to be announced
Registration opens Feb 5, 2027 at 12:00 PM
Event detailsTwo minutes. Two robots. One door.
Matches run two minutes inside a sealed 4×4 arena. You win by knockout, by tap-out, or on the judges’ cards: damage, control, aggression. Between fights, the event page or drivers meeting gives the minimum repair interval for that event.
Nothing about it is simulated. The robot you printed either survives the hit or it doesn’t.
How competition worksKnockout · IRL event footage. Meet the builders →
Pick your entry point
I’ve never built one
A sequenced build path from zero to a bot that passes inspection. Reference designs allowed. Encouraged, even.
First-build path →I’m a parent
What it costs, how much time it takes, how LiPo batteries are handled at home, and what happens on event day.
Parent FAQ →I already build
Plastic Antweight, SPARC-based, 3S max, brushed drive. Read the ruleset and enter the next event.
Read the rules →Your robot has a career.
Every robot gets a public career card: fight-by-fight record, KO count, combat rating, and a badge case that fills up over seasons. Builders earn XP across every robot they touch. It never resets, and losses never subtract.
It’s all computed from match records. Nobody types in a stat.
How XP & badges workSample card. Real ones live at /robot/{id}.
Season 2026–27 is open.
Middle school and high school divisions. One robot, one pound, and a season’s worth of fights.