March Mech Madness

Saturday March 28th, 2026

Marion County Maker Collective

3650 NE 25th St , Unit 1A

Ocala, FL 34470

This will be a 1 Arena Event (8ft x 8ft)

Tables and chairs will be provided - may have to share a table unless room allows

Plastic Antweight, Antweight

We will enforce all safety practices

Rules will follow SPARC Rule set

9:00am: Load in Opens, Check in opens, Pits Open - Please go to registration table to sign Safety waiver and to be entered into the brackets

10:00am Check In closed , all builders should be in the building by now; finalize brackets. Doors open to spectators

10:30am Fights begin.

Lunch - There will be options available onsite

3:00 pm end time - or until all brackets have closed

Entry Fee will be:

Plastic Antweight: $10.00 per entry (Limited to 12 entries)

Antweight full Combat: $10.00 per entry (Limited to 12 entries)

Rules:

We will follow the basic SPARC ruleset. Full ruleset will be updated soon.

General Rules:

No heat, fire, smoke, entanglement, or other weapons that do not fit the spirit of the rules.

No weight bonuses for shufflers or other novel motion bots

Bots will have 20 minutes between fights for repairs. This 20 minutes is per bot not per competitor, so if you bring multiple bots you might use up repair time while fighting with the others. We will give one 10 minute extension to each bot.

1 unstick per bot.

If your battery is exposed or outside your robot the fight will be ended immediately in a technical knock out (TKO)

Plastic antweight specific rules:

Approved materials are 3D printed PET, PETG, ABS, PLA, and PLA+. This means that sheet ABS or cnc machined parts are not legal.

Full Double elimination

2 minute matches

Judging criteria will be 5-6-6 for aggression, control, and damage (Standard SPARC Criteria)

Safety:

Safety is the #1 priority for our events.

All competitors will be required to wear eye protection in the pits and near the arenas.

There will be a designated power tools area for drills, dremels, and soldering irons. Please remember to use proper PPE when using tools.