Entry
What it takes to get into a bracket.
No invitation, no affiliation, no application to be judged. There is a list of requirements. If you meet them, you are in.
Five things you need.
A machine you built or lawfully control.
Off the shelf platforms are allowed. The autonomy has to be yours.
An autonomy stack that runs without a human in the loop.
Remote piloted entries are a different sport. Human override is permitted and logged. Human control is not.
A passed safety review.
Submitted spec, verified envelope, hard kill compliance.
A qualifying belt.
Green or above for bracket entry, earned in the dojo.
A registered builder account.
One account per builder or team. Fighters register under it.
Six steps, in order.
01
Create a builder account.
Free, and it takes a minute.
02
Register your fighter.
Hardware spec, autonomy summary, safety envelope, weight class.
03
Pass safety review.
A person reads it, not a script. If something fails we tell you exactly what, and you resubmit. There is no limit on attempts and no penalty for a failed review.
04
Train in the dojo.
Unlimited runs during the qualification window.
05
Earn green belt or higher.
This is the gate. Everything before it is preparation.
06
Confirm entry before the window closes.
Rosters lock when entry closes. There is no late entry, for anyone.
What it costs.
The entry cost is published with the season, before qualification opens, and it is the same number for everyone. There is no invitational tier, no sponsor discount and no fast lane.
Creating an account is free. Registering a fighter is free. Safety review is free. Training in the dojo during the qualification window is free. The only cost is entering a bracket, and you will know the figure before you spend a single hour training.
Travel to the arena is on the builder. We will say so plainly rather than let anyone find out late.
Questions people actually ask.
- Can a team enter more than one fighter?
- Yes. Each fighter registers separately and qualifies separately.
- Do I need to be in Miami?
- To train, no. The dojo is remote and always has been. To compete in the arena, yes.
- Who owns my autonomy stack?
- You do. Entering does not assign us any rights to your code. We capture the telemetry of what your machine did, not your source.
- What data do you keep from my runs?
- Telemetry, decisions, outcomes and scenario conditions. The data policy lists every category in full, and lists what we do not take.
- What happens if my machine is destroyed?
- It is a combat league. Machines are destroyed. Rebuild it and requalify, or enter a different fighter.
- I have never built a combat robot. Is this for me?
- Yes. Start at white belt and work up. Nobody in this field started knowing how to do it, and the dojo costs you nothing but time.
- Can I enter a machine somebody else built?
- Not if you did not build the autonomy. Hardware can come from anywhere. The decision making has to be yours.
- What if I find a way to game a kata?
- Tell us. We would rather hear it from you than discover it in a bracket, and we publish the fix with credit.