New Jersey State Fair @ Sussex County Fairgrounds
2025-2026 GSCRL Season Championship
August 1st, 2026
37 Plains Rd, Augusta, NJ
GSCRL
Combat robotics in New Jersey. Built, driven, and broken by the people who show up.
The 2026-2027 Season
The 2026-2027 season is underway. Our next event is Clash at the Commons on December 12th at Bridgewater Commons Mall. Additional events will be posted on Robot Combat Events (RCE) as dates and venues are confirmed.
Rules and build recommendations are shaped by the people who build and compete. Have a proposal, a rule that needs clarifying, a safety procedure worth tightening, or a build guideline that would help new competitors get in the arena? Send it our way.
Thank You for an Amazing Season
That's a wrap on 2025-2026. Eight events, hundreds of matches, and a whole lot of broken parts later, the season closed out at the New Jersey State Fair on August 1st.
Thank you to every builder who put a bot in the box, every volunteer who ran the floor and kept the stream going, every venue that hosted us, and every sponsor who made it possible. None of this happens without you.
2025-2026 Season Champions
Congratulations to our champions, and to everyone who made the podium.
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-Up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Antweight | Trampoline | Last Minute | X4n |
| Antweight | Flamingo | The Darkest Timeline | Bumblebee |
| Beetleweight | Prince | Crumplestiltskin | Lunatic |
Full brackets: Plastic Ants · Ants · Beetles
2025-2026 Season Recap
Relive the events, brackets, and livestreams below.
June Jumble @ Warren County Balloon Festival
June 6th & 7th, 2026
GSCRL @ Warren County Technical School
April 25th, 2026
Seasonal Smackdown @ Bridgewater Mall
December 13th & 14th, 2025
Sussex County Maker Faire
October 4th & 5th, 2025
Lafayette, New Jersey
Sponsors
Sponsors make it possible for us to run the league. Anything we do wouldn't be possible without them; thank you for your support!
About GSCRL
Garden State Combat Robotics Inc. is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that puts on combat robotics events for folks local and traveling to build and fight their best bots! Events are held live during our competition season, and streamed online. Competitors give it their all to go home with trophies, prizes, and bragging rights, and you make it all possible.
Organization Details
Legal name: Garden State Combat Robotics Inc.
Charity ID / Federal EIN: 41-2283691
NJ entity ID: 0451363992
Organization address: 501 Mansfield St, Belvidere, NJ 07823-1909
Mission Statement
The Garden State Combat Robotics League (GSCRL) sparks passion in anyone with an interest in robotics, no matter their skill or background, by harnessing the educational power of combat robotics to build and fight robots in fun, high-energy competitions. Through experiential learning, we foster practical skills and problem-solving, cultivating a supportive, inclusive community—both in-person and online—where individual creativity thrives. We learn from wins and losses to fuel personal growth, excitement, and connection among competitors, volunteers, and spectators.
Vision Statement
The Garden State Combat Robotics League (GSCRL) envisions a future where we reign as the unrivaled epicenter for ant-weight and plastic ant-weight combat robotics, igniting boundless creativity and learning in anyone with an interest, no matter their skill or background. We are building a vibrant, inclusive community where the educational power of robotics fuels individual innovation through hands-on robot design. We are planning to unleash your creations in 11 exhilarating annual events, including several multi-day spectacles and a grand championship at the NJ State Fair, featuring ant-weight, plastic-ant-weight, and beetle competitions. Our Beetle events provide a welcoming robot proving ground that hones competitors’ skills and provides a proven launchpad for success with Beetle and even more powerful robots at NHRL. As a nonprofit, we dedicate our resources to advancing robotics education, forging a tight-knit community that cheers every participant, redefines the sport with bold creations, and inspires a new generation to shape the future of robotics.
Purpose
- Use our nonprofit resources exclusively to promote combat robotics and robotics education.
- Ignite individual creativity by empowering everyone to build robots and gain practical skills through hands-on exploration.
- Deliver a fun, accessible stage for anyone to compete and learn through thrilling robot fights.
- Build a tight-knit community that cheers every participant and forges bonds through a shared excitement for robotics.
- Grow competitors’ skills, creativity, and confidence.
Support GSCRL
Help us create safe, welcoming combat robotics events throughout New Jersey.
Volunteer at an event
Volunteers help with event setup, check-in, arena operations, judging, streaming, and cleanup. Tell us which event interests you and we will help you learn the ropes.
Host an event
If you have a suitable venue or want to become an Event Organizer, contact us so we can discuss space, scheduling, safety, and insurance requirements.
Join our Discord community or use the contact form below.