The best 34 NRL teams from across the United States assembled to compete for the Grand Champion Award at the NRL 2022 National Championship at the UPMC Events at Robert Morris University, May 20 – 21. The competition featured the fiercest battles in NRL history o determine which school team built the meanest, strongest, most […]
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NRL 2022 National Championship Is Back
Robert Morris University to Host the 2022 National Robotics League National Championship Competition Opens Doors for Students to Manufacturing Careers The 2022 National Robotics League (NRL) National Championship will bring high-impact battles between high-tech robots to the UPMC Events Center on the campus of Robert Morris University this weekend, May 20-21, 2022. This full-contact innovation […]
NRL 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP & COLLEGE INVITATIONAL
NRL 2022 National Championship & College Invitational Perhaps all forms of chaos and destruction aren’t created equal. Sparks will Fly and Metal will definitely Crunch at the NRL 2022 National Championship on Friday, May 20 through Saturday, May 21. The competition is taking place at a new location – the UPMC Events Center on the […]
ENGAGE MANUFACTURING’S NEXT GENERATION RAFFLE – ticket sales deadline extended
ENGAGE MANUFACTURING’S NEXT GENERATION RAFFLE To Benefit the National Robotics League Take advantage of this opportunity to directly influence technology education at your local high school and prepare students for careers in modern manufacturing. Win an all new Markforged Mark Two Desktop Carbon Fiber 3D Printer or a Haas Desktop Mill for your local school. […]
NRL Official Merchandise
Official Merchandise from the NRL National Competition is still available for purchase. Short & long sleeve shirts, hoodies and tie-dye’s are available for purchase. Click HERE to link to the online form.
The BattleBots 2019 season is here!
Starting June 7th the ALL NEW season of BattleBots will kick off on Discovery! Tune in at 8pm* to enjoy the metal-crunching, battery-burning, wheel-popping 2-hour premiere! This season will contain sixteen two-hour episodes, each featuring more battles and new behind-the-scenes footage where we learn how the robots work and what it takes to compete and […]
K-State Robotics Team traveling to Pennsylvania for “Battle of the Bots” competition
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – The K-State Robotics Team is traveling to Pennsylvania this weekend a national “Battle of the Bots” competition. The event, sponsored by the National Robotics League, is a double-elimination, single-combat battle tournament bracket. For each battle, two teams put their robots into opposite corners and the first team to break, flip or […]
THE NEW SEASON OF BATTLEBOTS PREMIERS THIS FRIDAY
20 all new episodes All new format Airs Friday nights at 8pm on Discovery AND Wednesday nights at 9pm on Science Channel (with extra footage!) BotFans, prepare thy televisions for glorious mechanized combat, for the ultimate robot fighting show has returned! That’s right, starting this Friday, May 11th, BattleBots will return with twenty, all new […]
MFG DAY RESOURCES
Are you thinking about hosting an MFG Day event this October? Check out our list of MFG Day Resources to get your questions answered and gather some suggestions for great MFG Day Events. Share your event with the NTMA [table id=3 /] Share your event with the NTMA
2017 NRL National Competition Update
This year, we had 64 teams from across the United States competing in the NRL National Competition on May 19th and 20th at California University of Pennsylvania. We had an exciting event with the first ever NRL Craftsman Rumble ending out the first night. Congratulations to all of our participating teams and to Admiral Peary […]
Follow the Action Online
It’s competition day! Whether you are joining us in the Lou Higgins Center later this morning, or cheering on your favorite team from home, the following links will help you keep up with all the action. LiveStream Can’t make it to Cleveland for Nationals this year? No problem. The full event is being Live Streamed. […]
New Season, New Rules
Combat Robotics is a ton of fun–but only when the matches don’t end in a trip to the emergency room. To help ensure we have all fun and no injuries, we’ve updated the competition rules and technical regulations to highlight the importance of safety, to make competitions run more smoothly, and to maximize fun by […]