BBB on the BBC? It's more likely than you'd think!
We hosted a film crew from The One Show at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 a few weeks back, documenting our wonderful community. Stay tuned for more details in the very near future!
BBB Shop PSA: We're away from end of today for a couple weeks! We'll have lots of stuff back in stock towards the end of the month, thanks for your understanding :)
Event announcement: BBBxLHG: Big Bot Bash 25th April! Our BEVs featherweight event returns to the legendary LHG Taproom for a day of big bot fights and great beer! Sign ups open tonight from 7pm at bbb.gd/bash
28th Gloucestershire RObot Combat Society ants in Gloucester ๐ฌ๐ง
28-29th Robots Live sportsman feather & heavy in Maidenhead ๐ฌ๐ง
14th Ant Freeze ants in Hinckley ๐ฌ๐ง
15th Boeliebots ants in Groningen ๐ณ๐ฑ
21st ล iauliลณ robotikos klubas ant & 454g in ล iauliai ๐ฑ๐น
21st Czech ants in Karlovy Vary ๐จ๐ฟ
21st Ventspils ants in Ventspils ๐ฑ๐ป
22nd I Robottari sportsman ants in Rome ๐ฎ๐น
27th Robofetz 515g, 1030g in Vienna ๐ฆ๐น
๐ฌ๐ง ๐ฑ๐น ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐น bbb.gd/events
๐ช๐บ๐คโ๏ธ๐
March in European Robot Combat!
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4th Combat Robotics NI 456g in Belfast ๐ฌ๐ง
5rd QRFL ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
7th Bristol Uni ants in Bristol ๐ฌ๐ง
7th Klaipeda ant & 454g in Klaipeda ๐ฑ๐น
8th Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
14th Robodojo sportsman feathers in York ๐ฌ๐ง
No smoking indoors mate
Still riding the high from Saturday, amazing showing all round! You can now watch all the fights back with timestamps here: youtu.be/sBzb9n80iyM
๐ทDave Weston
Thank you everyone from the crowd to the roboteers to our volunteer crew for yesterday! It was awesome and we hope you had a great time like we did! Fights video out soon, stream is still up at BBB.gd/stream and we hope to see you all again very soon :)
That's right it's Brawl time tomorrow and we can't wait! Check out these amazing trophies by Joe M & art by Team DSC Robotics!! We will crown a champion from competitors across the UK, Europe and even China & a student champion as 9 different universities compete! Stream from 11am: bbb.gd/stream
Just some of the over 50 incredible robots coming to fight at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026! We will be streaming from 11am GMT on Saturday at bbb.gd/stream
Thank you for selling out Brawl '26: 10th time at St Michael's, that's amazing! Resale is now enabled on headfirst if you can no longer make it - *the only* place to get tickets. We will be livestreaming from around 11am at bbb.gd/stream. We'll see everyone on Saturday, some exciting news coming ๐
New product day! We've got Repeat beetle servos, inline BECs and TVS spike absorbers. ooo check em all out at bbb.gd/shop
BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 is *next Saturday* 28th - get your tickets now at bbb.gd/tickets!
15 university teams from 9 different universities as well as 40 teams from across UK and beyond are locked in and ready to fight in one of the biggest beetle events of the year!
We've now got Repeat Robotics Pro brushless beetle motors in stock - think of them as a shorter even tougher Repeat Max! Check them out here: bbb.gd/pro
19 days to go until BBB Beetle Brawl 2026!
๐ฎCompetitors: Proof of Mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom
๐ฅSpectators: less than 50% tickets left at bbb.gd/tickets
๐ท Stuart Camp
22nd Macchine Irrequiete ants in Turin ๐ฎ๐น
22nd I Robottari sportsman ants in Rome ๐ฎ๐น
28th BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 in Bristol ๐ฌ๐ง
28th Bog Bots Mellow Robot Rumble in Moerkapelle ๐ณ๐ฑ
28th LegRobot ants & 1lbs in Bolesลawa ๐ต๐ฑ
28th Siguldas Robotu Kauss ants in Sigulda Novada ๐ฑ๐ป
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bbb.gd/events February in European Robot Combat!
5rd QRFL ant workshop in London ๐ฌ๐ง
8th Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
14th Valmieras ants in Valmiera ๐ฑ๐ป
15th Czech ants in Pilsen ๐จ๐ฟ
21st Robodojo ants & beetles in York ๐ฌ๐ง
21st Combat Robotics NI 450g in Belfast ๐ฌ๐ง
One month to go until BBB Beetle Brawl 2026!
Spectators: tickets available now at bbb.gd/tickets
Competitors: 15th Feb deadline for Proof of Mobility at bbb.gd/pom
๐ท Stuart Camp
We're very excited to stock the brand new Catalyst ESCs from Cronos Labs! Think Malenki for brushless beetles, this is a dual brushless AM32 ESC with a Flysky FS2A receiver built in, in a tiny package weighing less than 4g! Check it out: bbb.gd/catalyst
Competitor Lottery Sign Ups tonight 7-8pm, all the info you need is at bbb.gd/brawl! :)
National signups run on a lottery system, open from 7-8pm at bbb.gd/brawl on Wednesday 7th January. Proof of mobility will be due Sunday 15th February.
Or perhaps you'd rather be part of our live audience? Spectator tickets are available now from bbb.gd/tickets
In the red corner, hometown hero, you know them, you love them, itโs โFearlessโ Bhuge!
And hoping to end their season before it even begins, in the blue corner, The Technical Gremlin!
Itโs the match of the century, only at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 Saturday 28th February at St Michael's Centre, Bristol.
Get all the breaking BBB news and signup reminders direct to your instagram inbox using our new updates channel: bbb.gd/news
18th Minibeasts In The East ants in Norwich ๐ฌ๐ง
24th GROCS ants in Gloucester ๐ฌ๐ง
31st ORCS ants in Oxford ๐ฌ๐ง
31st LYRC ants & beetles in Strassen ๐ฑ๐บ
Happy new year! ๐ช๐บ๐คโ๏ธ๐
bbb.gd/events Jan '26 in European Robot Combat!
3rd Capital Punishment beetles in London ๐ฌ๐ง
8th QRFL Tournament ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
11th Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
17th Robodojo 12lbs & sportsman feathers in York ๐ฌ๐ง
Just before the year is out: It's gearmotor time for antweights: We've restocked on all N10s and now offer them in 1500rpm too! We also restocked high power N20s in 1500rpm & 1000rpm at a new lower price and also in 100rpm for a crazy torquey weapon option! Check them out: bbb.gd/ashop
Merry Christmas from BBB! Thank you to everyone involved in our events in 2025 & we'll see you in the new year. Sign ups for our first event of 2026: BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 are 7-8pm Weds 7th Jan!
We return to St Michael's Centre February 28th for BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 & Inter-Uni Competition!
๐๏ธSpectator tickets are available now: bbb.gd/tickets
๐Student sign ups are open now until 6th Jan: bbb.gd/uni
Lottery Sign ups will be 7-8pm Wednesday 7th January.
๐ทStuart Camp
7th Merseyside ants & 450g in Liverpool ๐ฌ๐ง
13th Robodojo ants & beetles in York ๐ฌ๐ง
13th Fightbotics beetles in Zagreb ๐ญ๐ท
13-14th Circuit Smash ants in Chemnitz ๐ฉ๐ช
14th Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London ๐ฌ๐ง
20th Mecha Mayham sportsman ants in Lisburn ๐ฌ๐ง
20th I Robottari sportsman ants in Rome ๐ฎ๐น
