Robotica

01/07/2023

We are launching registrations for our 2023 Events. We have 4 main events scheduled for the first half of 2023.

Event 1: Innovation Spark Makerspace Crawl - February 17, 2023
Event 2: Hamfest - March 5, 2023
Event 3: Sugar Land Innovation Spark Festival - April 1, 2023
Event 4: Robotica@Comicpalooza 2023 - May 26-28, 2023

If you are interested in Participating or Sponsoring in any of our events. please let me know. You can register by using the following Link.

Happy New years everyone, we are finally into 2023, and all our big plans have been finalized for the first 6 months of 2023. The following link is the registration form you can use to request to participate in our 2023 Events.

07/20/2022

Robotica 2022 has come to a close. Nearly 100 robots across 6 different classes fought each other in the roughest, toughest, most attrition-filled event the southwest has ever seen. We'd like to give special recognition to the top 4 in each weight class and let you take a look at who they had to cut down to get there.

250lb Sportsman:
1st: Deferred Maintenance (Equals Zero Robotics)
2nd: Slammo (Team Danby)
3rd: Avalanche (Team Toad)
4th: Tiger Plywood (Team Allennella)
https://challonge.com/46zwwnoc/standings

30lb:
1st: Squire (WildSideRobotics)
2nd: Team Rocket (Level 5 Robotics)
3rd: Stuber (Team Slaughterhouse)
4th: Ampli-Fighter (Team Avoiding Alliteration Anonymous)
https://challonge.com/icg0x462/standings

12lb:
1st: War? Hard! XL (Team War? EZ!)
2nd: Known Avenger (Team Ice)
3rd: Cannibal Mini (ELK Robotics)
4th: Chew Toy (Team AC/DC)
https://challonge.com/bzd2i7x/standings

3lb:
1st: Stoneforge (Team WPI)
2nd: Unknown Avenger (Team Ice)
3rd: Ablation (Repeat Robotics)
4th: War Machine (Team AC/DC)
https://challonge.com/xoyi5frz/standings

1lb:
1st: Andrew's Malice (Team Playbot)
2nd: Drive Test Frame? (Repeat Robotics)
3rd: Potato (Team Organized Chaos)
4th: Hammurabi (Impulse Robotics)
https://challonge.com/s93xlrwe/standings

150g:
1st: Root MEAN Square (Team Allennella)
2nd: Santis (Team Turnabot)
3rd: Jolly Rancher (Team Allennella)
4th: cAnt (Team Turnabot)

Explore this tournament hosted by InnovationSpark

07/13/2022

13 years after battling the absolute toughest robots of its era at Combots Cup, Team Toad’s heavyweight machine Avalanche rises from the ashes again, still with its battle scars from Last Rites and Brutality, for a shot at Robotica glory! See the creation of the father of search engine technology this weekend at Robotica, held exclusively at Comicpalooza!

Quick test of driving, weapon, and failesafe of Avalanche before the Robotica competition in Houston this weekend.

07/11/2022

At Robotica, you'll get to see something you won't see anywhere else in Texas: 250lb heavyweight robots fighting it out! Here one of our competitors is exercising, ready to see who they're up against this weekend!

Video courtesy of Chandler Frisbee

07/09/2022

For the first time in 25 years, the RC porcupine himself is back at it again - "Spikey Steven" will be brawling with a whole host of other 12lb robots at Robotica next week!

Video courtesy of Dom of Team BoxBot

06/22/2022

Robotica 2022 is happening at Comicpalooza, Texas’ largest pop culture festival! So far we have over a hundred robots signed up across six classes and would love to have more! Sign up today before all our slots are gone!

1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, USA

06/07/2022

Call for Volunteers

Dates are July 15-17, 2022 at GRB Convention Center in Houston, Texas

04/19/2022

If you want to attend the Robotica Event at Comicpalooza, be sure to use our Discount code "ROBOTICA" when purchasing your tickets. You can enter it on the 2nd screen of the Ticket Purchase Site for CP. Click the 'Have a Promo Code - Click Here' link to enter it. This is only valid on Weekend Passes. So hurry up and buy now, before the prices go up.

Comicpalooza is a pop-culture event featuring celebrity panels, photograph and autograph opportunities, shopping, hours of programming with discussions, workshops, and entertainment showcasing anime, comic books, cosplay, kids activities, and gaming.

02/28/2022

We still can't say much, but you might want to go register for that massive Houston event...

1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, USA