The Combat Robotics Club is MIT’s premier destination for robot combat. We build high energy fighting machines that wreak havoc in the arena.
MIT has a long history with combat robotics. Since our start in 2001, we have been the home of many famous BattleBots teams, including Uppercut, SawBlaze, the Dentist, and Overhaul.
Recently, in 2023, the team was restarted from scratch with all new members and designs. We now compete at NHRL approximately every two months, and will be hosting “house battles” on campus for the MIT community, and hopefully also other teams in the area.
Despite the new team being only one year old, we’ve already built some of the most competitive robots at NHRL. From fully custom CNC machined tool steel impactors to butane-powered flamethrowers, we’re not afraid to try crazy ideas and push our designs to the limit.
Check out some highlights from our matches!
Come visit us in MITERS or Milkdrop! We have weekly meetings during the school year.
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Name | Weight Class | Design Philosophy | Competition Results |
|---|---|---|---|
ARES | 30lb | Weapon: “Beater Bar” vertical spinner, with a compact, dual redundant poly-v belt brushless weapon power system. | NHRL March 2024: Semifinalist |
Phobos (minibot for ARES) | ~ 9lb | Weapon: Flamethrower🔥 | Occasionally joins ARES in the arena. |
Cyanide
| 3lb | Rotates its head to swap between a vertical spinning weapon or a horizontal spinning weapon. | |
Counter Punch | 1lb | Vertical spinning blade to toss opponents into the air. | Last two SCAR events: 2nd and 4th place. |
Meraviglioso V2 | 3lb | 4WD vertical spinner | Upcoming! |
Traiano DHS | 12lb | Overhead hammersaw | Upcoming! |
(Name TBA) | 30lb | Overhead horizontal spinner | Upcoming! |
AT A GLANCE
Number of Members:
35 members in 2024-2025
Team leaders:
Anhad Sawhney
Year Began:
2016
Advisors:
John Hart
Location:
N52
Upcoming Events:
We will be competing in MassDestruction in December, and plan to compete regularly in NHRL next year. An in-house battlebots competition hosted by us on MIT campus is also in the works.
Team Website:
http://uppercut.mit.edu/
https://www.discovery.com/shows/battlebots
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