Capture the crown
Hold the center for a point a second. A kill is worth 20. First to 200, or the higher score when time runs out.
3v3 rules of thumb
Season One · June 28 – July 5, 2026
ARC
Championship
The World's Greatest Robotics Esports Competition. University teams build the robots, then play 1v1, 3v3, and an engineering challenge in front of a live field. Hosted by BoilerBots at Purdue University.
3 events1v1, 3v3, and the Engineering Challenge
PurdueBoilerBots hosted Season One
LightningSchedule, results, and inspection stay in the tracker
How a match works
Short version. The manuals are the rules.
Last robot standing
Limited shots, central cover, and a weight tiebreaker. Missing on purpose is a way to lose.
1v1 rules of thumbMove the ore
Pick up cubes and score them in three exchange stations that are not facing the same way twice.
Engineering challengeAnnouncements
Operations posts. There is an RSS feed.
ARCC Season 2 preview
Season 2 keeps projectile combat at the center and adds Aerial and Dart. Version 1 of the 2027 manuals is planned for November 1, 2026.
Choosing a host for ARCC 2027
Host requirements for ARCC 2027 are published. Teams that want to bid should email operations, then present at a town hall.
RMNA rebrand
Starting with the 2026 season the competition no longer uses the RoboMaster name. The event still runs, on the same referee system, under a new identity.
2026 sponsors
Brought to you by Manifold Tech, with the partners on the field.
Sponsor names are in the link text. Logos are decorative beside that name.
Schools at Season One
Teams are run by students. Write to the team, not to ARC, to try out.
- Austin Community College
- Georgia Tech · RoboRambler
- Kanto Union University
- McMaster University · MacFalcons
- Nagoya Union University
- National University of Singapore
- New York University
- Ontario Tech University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Politecnico di Torino
- Polytechnique Montréal · PolySTAR
- Purdue University · BoilerBots
- Queen's University at Kingston
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Thornbots
- Simon Fraser University · Ascension
- Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara
- Texas A&M University
- UC San Diego
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia · PacificSpirit
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Washington University in St. Louis
The next season needs people and partners.
Volunteer for inspection, refereeing, or the stream. Or talk to us about sponsoring the field.