Hickory Bot Battles

Let's Get Ready for Battle!

The battles continue this September in Carpenter Hall!

Catawba Science Center is proud to announce the 7th annual Hickory Bot Battles combat robot competition will be returning September 20th & 21st, 2024. Featuring over 100 competitive combat robot builders, robots weighing up to three pounds fight to the "death" in the 8’ x 8’ bullet-proof arena.

As North Carolina's largest combat robot event, Hickory Bot Battles brings competitors from across the country, often including teams that have competed on the BattleBots tv show.  Witness the Corporate Cup Competition which gives companies a chance to prove their engineering superiority via a single-elimination combat robot competition for glory and the cherished HBB Corporate Cup Trophy!

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*For more info on the Hickory Bot Battles 2024 & other Carolina Combat Robots competitions visit https://buildersdb.com

Bot Battles will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel

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Friday, September 20th

Plastic Ant and Fairy weight bots

  • Check-in and Safety Inspections: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
  • Battles: 1:00 - 6:00 pm
  • Awards will follow finals on Friday

Saturday, September 21st

Ant and Beetle weight bots

  • Check-in and Safety Inspections: 7:00 – 8:30 am
  • Builder's Meeting: 8:30 am
  • Battles: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
  • Awards will follow finals on Saturday

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE BATTLES ONLINE!

Who is Fighting Now?

Robotics kits will be available for purchase at the event from ITGresa

Audio and Live Streaming support provided by...

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