Circle City Clash at POPcon

Circle City Clash is proudly sponsored by Just 'Cuz Robotics

Outside Of The Box podcast and Spicy Disaster Robotics will be hosting a MRCA qualifying combat robot competition at POPcon in Indianapolis, IN. The event will include 1 lb (plastic antweight) 1 lb (antweight) and 3 lb (beetleweight) competitions on Saturday May 9th, 2026.

Tournament Format: 3 round Modified Swiss, bots with 2-1 or better records will progress to a single elimination bracket to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.

Sign Ups: There are open spots for 16 plastic antweight (1 lb), 24 antweights (1 lb) and 24 beetleweight (3 lb) bots.

Date: Competition will take place on May 9th, 2026, POPcon is a three day event, and there will be other combat robot related events on Friday May 8th and Sunday May 10th. Stay tuned for more info.

Location: Indiana Convention Center Wabash ballroom, 100 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225

Venue: Has plenty of space for pits (tables & chairs are provided). There will be a couple of TVs to view the fights.

**Prizes: **Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each class courtesy of our sponsor Just 'Cuz Robotics

• 1st place: $40 gift card to the Just 'Cuz Robotics store

• 2nd place: $20 gift card to the Just 'Cuz Robotics store

• 3rd place: $10 gift card to the Just 'Cuz Robotics store

Food: Food is available for purchase onsite.

**Sponsors: **Circle City Clash is proudly sponsored by Just 'Cuz Robotics in addition to support from POPcon and OOTB podcast

Arena: 8' x 8', painted plywood floor

Rough Schedule:

• 8:00am – Doors Open & Safety Opens

• 10:00am – Doors Open for Spectators and fights begin

• 5:00pm - Single Elimination Starts

Hotels: There are several PopCon hotel options, you can check them out here.

Entry Fee: $25 per plastic ant, $30 per antweight and $35 per beetleweight entry.

Ruleset: This event will follow MRCA rules for ranked classes and SPARC v1.5 rules for plastic ants

Spectators: POPcon admission is required for spectators, doors open at 10am. You can purchase tickets here.

Live Stream: We will attempt to live stream the event, we will update the listing with a link.

Social Links: Please subscribe to Outside Of The Box Youtube and Just 'Cuz Robotics Youtube Channels and follow us on OOTB Instagram, OOTB Facebook and join the Outside Of The Box Discord

Volunteers: If you are interested in volunteering, please email spicydisasterrobotics@gmail.com

Stay tuned for more details and feel free to email spicydisasterrobotics@gmail.com if you have any questions. You can also join the Robot Combat Indiana Discord for more information.