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REK · Robot Embodied Kombat verified organization mark
HOLD / UNRESOLVEDIDENTITY_ONLYUSER_DECISION_REQUIRED

San Francisco, CA, USA

REK · Robot Embodied Kombat

Dedicated VR-piloted humanoid robot combat property.

PROVISIONAL DISPLAY ROLE

HOLD / UNRESOLVED

LOCATION

San Francisco, CA, USA

RELATIONSHIP CHAIN

REK, Inc. (independent operating company; no higher corporate parent publicly identified)

VERIFICATION STATUS

IDENTITY_ONLY

SOURCE COUNT

3

PRIMARY URL

https://rek.com/

Organization brief

Founded by Cix Liv in 2025, REK connects virtual competition with live robot combat. Its development model lets players build skill in a game and gives leading competitors a route to piloting physical machines. The organization combines robotics, gaming and spectator entertainment through head-to-head humanoid fights.

Summary source · 2026-10-28

Office and location evidence

Shop / arena address

1415 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA

Reported in published coverage · Reviewed 2026-10-28

Published reporting identifies REK’s leased shop, gym and fight space. A registered headquarters designation is not established.

Organization

Organization role
Humanoid combat promoter and live-event providerReviewed 2026-10-28
Status / historical scope
Live-event booking and fight archive publishedReviewed 2026-10-28
Leagues / competition programs
REK live fightsReviewed 2026-10-28
Executive leadership
Cix Liv — founderReviewed 2026-10-28
Founded / established
2025Reviewed 2026-10-28Founder and year are published by investor Founders, Inc.
Country
United StatesReviewed 2026-10-20Retained official San Francisco archive context, not a registered-office address.

Competition and participation

Combat format
Full-contact humanoid fightsReviewed 2026-10-28

Events, media and community

Latest event in cited review
REK Deathmatch — October 9, 2026; REK Arena, San FranciscoReviewed 2026-10-28Organizer archive; no attendance claim inferred.
Rules / gameplay
https://rek.com/rulesSource · 2026-10-28
Public rules route linked in the site application.
Events / schedule
https://rek.com/fightsSource · 2026-10-20
Retained official archive review. Human-versus-robot special events remain distinct from robot-versus-robot bouts.
Watch / replays
https://rek.com/fightsSource · 2026-10-20
Archive links to organizer replay destinations; playback availability is not guaranteed.
Replays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5P5haxN7GsSource · 2026-10-28
REK 2, August 15, 2026; official archive link, playback not guaranteed.
Media kit
https://rek.com/brandSource · 2026-10-28
Brand-resource route; reuse rights are not inferred.
Venue booking page
https://rek.com/private-fightsSource · 2026-10-28
Official private-fight booking route.

Contacts and administration

Office / facility address
1415 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, United StatesReviewed 2026-10-28Published coverage identifies REK’s leased shop, gym and fight space. This is a reported facility address, not a verified registered headquarters.
Privacy contact email
hi@rek.comSource · 2026-10-28
Earlier evidence record

Robots, people and rules

People and operator roles
Cix Liv; Amanda Watson; Nima Zeighami; REK pilots 🇺🇸🌐
Chronology
FIRST: 2025-07 (exact day unresolved) · FIRST EXACT PUBLIC: 2025-09-23 · LATEST VERIFIED: 2026-08-15 · REK 2, San Francisco
Robot platforms
HUMANOID · Unitree / EngineAI field
Human control
Athlete / performer pilots · VR: YES
Control hardware
VR headset + tracked motion controls
Control software
Pose translation; balance layer; sim-to-real stack
Rules and actions
Real-time strikes, movement, recovery; full-contact fights
Purpose and scope
Dedicated VR-piloted humanoid robot combat property.
Latest archive event
REK Deathmatch, October 9 2026, REK Arena, San Francisco; two Instagram replay parts linked by organizer.
Special format
September 18 Human vs Robot is archived separately from robot-versus-robot competition; winner unresolved here.
Public event chronology caveat
Current official archive dates REK 0 to September 26 2025, matching the existing event record. Older organization chronology says September 23; preserve source trail rather than treating them as equivalent.
Source review date
2026-10-20

Evidence

Video evidence status: VERIFIED · DIRECT + OFFICIAL ARCHIVE. Each source supports the scope stated below.

Source · rek.com ↗

VERIFIED · FIRST EXACT JULY 2025 DAY STILL OPEN | Review 2026-10-20: Dated archive of real events and linked replay destinations; newest October 9, 2026. Special human-versus-robot September 18 remains separate.

Source · rek.com ↗

REK remains verified. New 2026 corroboration: San Francisco public fight on 2026-05-09; REK Tokyo result page confirms 2026-07-25 event with three matches plus exhibition. Earliest July 2025 underground day remains unresolved.

Official publisher video · youtube.com ↗

Robots Fight for $10K Prize in America's First 6-Foot-Tall Humanoid Robot League. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified.

Additional identity sources

Source relationships (6)

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

REK ↗

A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · Robots Fight for $10K Prize in America's First 6-Foot-Tall Humanoid Robot League. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified. · Last checked 2026-10-20

REK ↗

A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · REK1. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified. · Last checked 2026-10-20

REK ↗

A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · REK0. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified. · Last checked 2026-10-20

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