Robot Battles - Robotic Combat Competition

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Since 1991, Robot Battles has been staging robotic combat competitions around the United States, with annual events currently held in Chattanooga, Tennessee at Chattacon, in Atlanta at Dragon*Con, and near Nashville, Tennessee at the Geek Media Expo. Past events have been staged events in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and Colorado.

Robot Battles is one of the oldest continuously running robotic combat competitions in the world, and is a direct descendant of the oldest still running robotic event: the "Critter Crunch" held every year at MileHiCon in Denver.

So what makes Robot Battles different? Well, we don't have a TV show, we don't have supermodels, and we don't have huge cash prizes. What we do have is a creatively unique host, some of the most imaginative builders around, and the most involved audiences in the country.

OCTOBER UPDATE: Our next competition, Robot Battles 48, will be at the Geek Media Expo on Sunday, November 3. This will be a MicroBattles event, featuring the one pound Antweights and three pound Beetleweights in an enclosed arena. The event will be held at the Cool Springs Conference Center, next to the Franklin Marriott in Franklin, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville). Registration will be handled onsite, with contestant check-in beginning at 9:00 am. The event will kick off at 10:00 am.

For full details and answers to any questions, please join our Robot Battles Yahoo Group or visit us on our Facebook page.

	Due to overwhelming response, we are planning to return to the the Geek Media Expo (GMX) in Nashville on Sunday, November 3, 2013 for a Robot Microbattles event. Our first year was great, this year is expected to be even bigger and better than ever!

	The crowds keep growing and the competition gets tougher every year at the Robot Microbattles event at the Chattacon convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, becomes ever more popular. Makes plans to compete at the Chattanooga Choo Choo next January!

	For the 24th year in a row, we will be returning to Atlanta for the Dragon*Con convention and our largest competition of the year. Held for two days over the Labor Day Weekend of 2014, this is the one robotic event of the year you do NOT want to miss!

	The Robot Battles Facebook page is a growing repository of photos from events, most notably from the most recent Robot battles events in Chattanooga and in Atlanta, as well as looks at MicroBattles over the years and our North Carolina competitions.

	Dale Heatherington has an extensive collection of photos and videos from the DragonCon competitions in 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001. He also has photos from all his various robot projects and much more.

	Gary Poole (inside joke) has a collection of Robot Battles photos he's collected over the years on his Facebook page. Gallery 1, Gallery 2, Gallery 3, Gallery 4, Gallery 5 and Gallery 6 all give you an insight into how the sport has grown and changed over time.