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National Havoc Robot League organization mark
HOLD / UNRESOLVEDIDENTITY_ONLYUSER_DECISION_REQUIRED

Norwalk, CT, USA · House of Havoc / Havoc Robotics

National Havoc Robot League

F7 conventional robot-combat negative control: a real active combat league whose robots are not humanoid/biped competitors.

PROVISIONAL DISPLAY ROLE

HOLD / UNRESOLVED

LOCATION

Norwalk, CT, USA · House of Havoc / Havoc Robotics

RELATIONSHIP CHAIN

Havoc Robotics | Havoc Robotics, Inc. (owner / operator)

VERIFICATION STATUS

IDENTITY_ONLY

SOURCE COUNT

5

PRIMARY URL

https://nhrl.io/

Office and location evidence

Address availability

No address supplied in this handoff

Unresolved · Reviewed 2026-10-28

The handoff groups this entity under historical or non-bipedal activity but provides no individual location evidence. Existing identity and combat classification are retained.

Source: supplied research handoff, October 28, 2026. No supporting URL supplied.

Robots, people and rules

People and operator roles
Austin McChord; NHRL builders / drivers 🇺🇸
Chronology
QUALIFYING RvR: NONE · BOUNDARY OCCURRENCE: 2018-12-08 NHRL inaugural conventional robot combat · F7 FAIL_CONVENTIONAL_COMBAT_ROBOTICS
Robot platforms
ONTOLOGY FAIL · F7 FAIL_CONVENTIONAL_COMBAT_ROBOTICS · conventional 3/12/30-lb destructive combat robots, not humanoid/biped competitors
Human control
Builders / radio-control drivers · VR: NO
Control hardware
RC transmitters; mandatory radio failsafe; weapon lock; accessible power cutoff
Control software
Entrant-specific firmware / control; no common league robot stack
Rules and actions
3-minute destructive combat; KO / tap-out / judges; blades, flippers, hammers
Purpose and scope
F7 conventional robot-combat negative control: a real active combat league whose robots are not humanoid/biped competitors.
2026 competition pathway
Open quarterfinalists can receive Pro Tour invitations; top four in a weight class at an Open or Pro Tour qualify for the December Pro World Championship, subject to organizer discretion.
Next announced dates
Pro Tour Round 3 November 7; Pro World Championship Finals December 5. Both 10:00 Eastern, House of Havoc, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Historical champions
December 2025 finals: 3 lb Pinevictus, 12 lb Pramheda, 30 lb KaZaA Lite. Do not label these as 2026 winners.
Source review date
2026-10-20

Evidence

Video evidence status: NON-QUALIFYING · ONTOLOGY FAIL. Each source supports the scope stated below.

Text · nhrl.io ↗

Founded 2018; remote-controlled destructive fighting; active league; non-humanoid ontology fail

Text · nhrl.io ↗

3/12/30 lb classes; 3-minute fights; radio failsafe; weapon lock; power cutoff

Official source · nhrl.io ↗

Three Pro Tour rounds; 16 per weight class, quarterfinal qualification, top-four finals qualification, round-robin format and invitations.

Official source · nhrl.io ↗

Nov 7 Pro Tour Round 3; Dec 5 Pro World Championship Finals, both 10:00 Eastern, House of Havoc Norwalk. December 2025 winners labeled historically.

Additional identity sources

Source relationships (7)

Identity sources do not resolve classifier gates or establish an active league.

National Havoc Robot League / NHRL ↗

A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · Three Pro Tour rounds; 16 per weight class, quarterfinal qualification, top-four finals qualification, round-robin format and invitations. · Last checked 2026-10-20

National Havoc Robot League / NHRL ↗

A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · Nov 7 Pro Tour Round 3; Dec 5 Pro World Championship Finals, both 10:00 Eastern, House of Havoc Norwalk. December 2025 winners labeled historically. · Last checked 2026-10-20

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