Category: Event Reports
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Hive Hysteria 2026
Time for the second and most famous event at the Hive: Hive Hysteria! This event holds a special place in my heart as it highlights both the tremendous effort of my dear friends at Team Honey Cracked to host above insect-level fights locally but also because so many other friends…
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Air and Armor 2026
Time for a bit of fun with insects! Though insect events like last year’s Hive events or MACRO events are less frequently written about, they do often happen in the background of the larger robot activities. Since the big ones get so much more attention and development energy, the insect-weights…
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NHRL June 2026
It’s time for another June NHRL! After the May Pro Tour event there wasn’t much to fix on the robot. Though it lost out, the machine showed great promise so it was time to test it out against a wide range of designs in the largest 30lb field in the…
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NHRL May Pro Tour 2026
NHRL’s first Pro Tour event requires a big upgrade! Phenomenon V3 Background Phenomenon V2(also known as Vorion) has been running since 2023. While recent events were hard on it, this version had earned its flowers. Under Phenomenon, this version fought 34 matches and under Vorion fought 23 matches giving it…
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NHRL February 2026
An accidental first event of the year! Despite wanting to stop after Finals to make version 3, the low entries in the 30lb weight class for this event posed too great of a tactical opportunity to avoid; with only 9 entries in the class with 8 going to Primetime and…
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NHRL Grand Finals 2025
After the October event Phenomenon was in good shape. The only repair to be made was to replace the ground wire on the switch. Its relative success in its fights (especially against Touro Feather) indicated a good setup for Finals. Because of this, efforts were turned to Vorion leading up…
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NHRL October 2025
The preparation for the October begins the moment that the fight with MegatRon in June ended. Though Phenomenon came away from the fight largely intact, there was distinct damage done that had to be addressed. MegatRon’s shot to the fork and lifter revealed their frailty. Not to downplay MegatRon’s power,…
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Summertime Beetime 2025: Hive Hysteria & Barnyard Brawl
It’s been peaceful since the June NHRL and they began their summer break. Other events had continued across the country and the world (which you can find on RCE, BuildersDB, or BristolBotBuilders) but since the bulk of the team efforts revolve around 30lb robots at NHRL it was a time…
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NHRL June 2025
Background June NHRL began immediately after Phenomenon lost in RCL. As I noted in that event report, after observing issues with the hubmotors the robot was shut down and didn’t fight again explicitly to preserve it for June. This event held high stakes since Phenomenon didn’t qualify due to losing…
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Robot Combat League Championship 2025
March NHRL Post-Mortem The last event Phenomenon competed at was March NHRL where it squared off against Emulsifier after a harrowing rush to get everything together. Though ultimately it lost due to the robot being turned off, I realized that the weapon system was ultimately still a big issue to…
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