Sacramento Bot Battles 2026 Recap
Held on March 21 at Sierra College Campus Center in Rocklin, Sacramento Bot Battles 2026 featured four divisions: the California 15lb Combat Championships plus three Impact Robotics League Plastic Ant brackets (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced/Open).
The event brought together a strong field of builders for a full day of engineering, strategy, and destruction.
California 15lb Combat Championships Award Winners:
1st Place & California 15lb Champion – Angular Aggression, Tech High Robotics
2nd Place – Lunar Eclipse, Placer Robotics
3rd Place – Dishwasher, Placer Robotics
Coolest Robot – Sawii, Combat Robotics at Berkeley
Most Destructive – Rev 3, Tech High Robotics
Impact Robotics League Plastic Ant – Beginner Division Award Winners:
1st Place – Dad's Yoga Block, Placer Robotics
2nd Place – Rookie Wrecker, Placer Robotics
3rd Place – Ice Sprite, Weaponized Plastic
Coolest Robot – Ice Sprite, Weaponized Plastic
Most Destructive – Shockwave, Placer Robotics
Most Destroyed – Roundhouse, Westpark HS
Impact Robotics League Plastic Ant – Intermediate Division Award Winners:
1st Place – Cement Sam, Tech High Robotics
2nd Place – The Stray, Team Tuff Knuckles
3rd Place – Baguette, Placer Robotics
Coolest Robot – wittle baby wobot, Tech High Robotics
Most Destructive – Cement Sam, Tech High Robotics
Most Destroyed – Wyvern, Placer Robotics
Impact Robotics League Plastic Ant – Advanced/Open Division Award Winners:
1st Place – Event Horizon, Tech High Robotics
2nd Place – Edgehog, The DylPickles
3rd Place – Count Dracula, Placer Robotics
Coolest Robot – Sesame
Most Destructive – Event Horizon, Tech High Robotics
Most Destroyed – Snakebite, CSM Combat Robotics
Impact Robotics League Plastic Ant Rumble Winners: Dad's Yoga Block, Fragment, Edgehog, Donut of Doom
Congratulations to all teams who competed this year and helped make Sacramento Bot Battles 2026 such a strong event. From first-time builders to experienced competitors, the tournament showcased the creativity, resilience, and sportsmanship that make combat robotics such an exciting program to watch and support.
Best of luck to Lunar Eclipse, Dishwasher, Velocity, and Slightly Above Average, who will compete at Nationals in Colorado Springs on May 15–17!
We would also like to extend a sincere thank you to our event sponsors: Repeat Robotics and FingerTech Robotics. Your support helped power the event and prizes for competitors.
Lastly, thank you to all the students, families, and volunteers who helped with setup, teardown, event operations, demos, and public activities throughout the day.