Build · Test box
Powered testing requires containment.
A combat robot can eject parts without warning. Use a suitable enclosure whenever the robot is powered.
The rule (safety 3.4): powered tests must be in an enclosed test box with 1/4-inch polycarbonate or equivalent wood walls, kept closed whenever the robot is powered.
Where testing can occur
At IRL events
IRL events provide a test box for inspection and powered checks. Follow the event staff’s loading, arming, testing, and unloading directions.
Away from events
Builders are responsible for safe containment away from events.
For how to actually run a first power-up and pre-competition checks, follow the testing guide, which wraps the official functional safety-test sequence. IRL does not publish build-your-own test-box plans at this time.