NHRL explicado: categorías de peso, Pro Tour y un Campeonato Mundial provisionalmente establecido para el 5 de diciembre

La National Havoc Robot League (NHRL) es una liga estadounidense de combate de robots con sede en la House of Havoc, su arena en Norwalk, Connecticut. Su fundador, Austin McChord, comenzó la robótica como pasatiempo tras abandonar la empresa de ciberseguridad Datto en 2018, según Campus Technology. Sus robots luchan dentro de una arena con paredes de policarbonato reforzado.

There are three weight classes: 3 lb (beetleweight, the entry level), 12 lb and 30 lb, the top division. Every robot must pass a technical inspection before it fights. A bout lasts up to three minutes. A knockout is called when one machine is left immobile or unable to drive under its pilot's command by the end of the referee's countdown; if both are still working at the end, judges decide on damage, aggression and control. Forfeits and disqualifications are possible but rare.

La base del sistema es el NHRL Open, celebrado mensualmente en la House of Havoc. Para la temporada 2026, la liga estableció un límite de 80 robots en el Open de 3 lb y 32 en cada uno de los Opens de 12 lb y 30 lb, además del NHRL XP, un evento separado de 3 lb con 16 robots dirigido a competidores menos experimentados. Llegar a los cuartos de final de un Open es lo que abre la puerta al siguiente nivel.

That next level is the Pro Tour, which has no public registration. Each Pro Tour event invites 16 robots per weight class, 48 in total, with wild cards filling any gaps. In each class the field is split into four groups of four; every robot fights three times, and the top two of each group move into a single-elimination bracket. Finishing in the top four at an Open or a Pro Tour event qualifies a robot for the year-end Pro World Championships, where Pro Tour rankings set the seeding.

In a CEO update dated 29 June 2026, the league set Pro Tour 2 for 12 September at Terminal 5 in New York, an Open in Norwalk on 3 October, Pro Tour 3 in Norwalk on 7 November and the Pro World Championships in Norwalk on 5 December, a date it said could still change. The September and October dates have since passed. DAZN announced a multi-year deal on 15 May 2026 to stream the Pro Tour free to viewers, and the league has said it plans an NHRL Pro League for 2027.

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