For our 3rd annual competition, we are inviting over 30 beelteweight robots and opening the floor to a whole antweight robot class. This will open the doors for a tougher competition and a more diverse watching experience. Get ready for Sonoran Showdown 2026!
Sonoran Showdown 2026 will be held at the Bear Down Gymnasium (1428 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719) on Saturday, March 21, from 10:00AM to 6:30PM.
For our second annual competition, we had 11 of our own teams compete in a tournament of 30 total 3 pound robots. Just like last year, we hosted robots from all over the western U.S, including a group of bots from ASU. Our competing bots were Triple Point (5), Liberator (9), Phobos (9), Piece of Cake (13), Spin to Win (13), Deimos (17), Mudskipper (17), Godspeed (17), High5 (25), Micro Menace (25), and Drive Nailed Get Hammered (25). Overall, Fragment X took first, Piano took 2nd, and Polytron took 3rd.
On March 3, 2024, Wildcat Robotics hosted our first tournament! 29 3 lb and 7 1 lb robots faced off against others in their weight class. Wildcat Robotics had 8 robots compete in the 3 pound class: Liberator (5), U.F.O (7), Red Hot Chili Bot (13), Slamshell (13), The Brick (17), Vaquero (17), Turtle (25), and High5 (25). The overall winners were Púca in the 3 pound class and .____________. (yes that's its official name) in the 1 pound class.