Competition regulations
Know the arena.
The competition format, team eligibility, judging, and conduct.
ForgeRival is an engineering and
robot-combat competition where teams build machines, document their decisions and put their work to the test.
butfirst
- Robot combat
- Engineering portfolio
- Social media
- Teams of 2–5
- ₹50,000 winner’s prize
- Build it
- Document it
- Prove it
Your path to the podium.
Build it. Drive it. Prove it in the arena.80% of your score
Show the decisions and testing behind your machine.10% of your score
Share your build. Bring people into your team’s story.10% of your score
Three disciplines. One overall score. Detailed judging and submission guidance will be published before entries open.
Winner’s cash prize
₹50,000
Bring your best.
Take the top spot.
₹50,000 for the winning team.
More than the match.
View team documentsThe workshop, the people, the build-up — and the moment it all comes together.
AI-generated concept imagery. A vision of the competition, not photographs of a past ForgeRival event.
the arena handbook.
Team documents and event information.
Published files will appear here.
Technical regulations
Build with precision.
Robot specifications for the 9 kg weight class, permitted systems, and inspection requirements.
Competition details
Plan your battle.
The venue, event schedule, registration process, and team information.
Everything to prepare your team.
Find published team documents, submission guidance and event information here. Each file will show its version, publication status and availability.
Event information
Dates, venue, programme and practical information for the event.
Not announced
Participation guide
How to enter, the information teams need to provide and the relevant deadlines.
Not published
Engineering portfolio guidance
The portfolio format, required content and submission process, once finalised.
Not published
Social media guidance
How to share your team’s work, with assessment and submission details once published.
Not published
Templates and checklists
Supporting materials for organising team information and preparing submissions.
Planned; files not yet provided
Event-day guide
Arrival information, event contacts, the published programme and practical arrangements.
Not published
Learning resources
Prerecorded courses and supporting materials when available.
Planned; catalogue and access details to be announced
A finished robot does not show every failed part, revised drawing or late design change. ForgeRival gives that work a place alongside the competition itself. We want teams to take pride in what they make and be able to explain how they made it.
Designed by your team. Developed through testing. Explained through evidence.
Give the build
a place to be seen.
Develop the idea
Choose what you want to build and explore how it could work. Compare approaches before committing to a design.
Build and improve
Turn the design into a machine. Test it, identify weaknesses and record the changes you make.
Document the work
Keep a clear record of the development: sketches, models, design decisions, iterations and test findings. These are examples of useful evidence, not a final submission checklist.
Share and compete
Share your team’s story, submit your portfolio and put your machine to the test.
This describes the intended experience, not a confirmed event timetable or running order.
Show the thinking
inside the machine.
Why this layout? Why that material? What changed after the first test?
View team documentsWhy this layout? Why that material? What changed after the first test?
Your engineering portfolio tells the story that the finished robot cannot tell on its own. It connects the machine to the choices, experiments and revisions that shaped it.
Your portfolio contributes 10% of your overall score. The format and submission guidance will be published before submissions are requested.
Built by teams.
ForgeRival is for people who want to turn an engineering idea into something that works. Design, fabrication, electronics, programming, documentation and presentation can all contribute to the team’s work.
Bring a team of 2–5 members. Entry is ₹2,000 per member, including the team leader.
Explore the competitionBring your ideas to ForgeRival.
Get your team ready for the first ForgeRival competition. Team registration isn’t open yet.
Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment entries open.
Find the published documents and updates needed to plan your participation.View team resources
Prepare your team
Explore the intended combination of combat, engineering portfolios and social media awareness.Explore the format
How ForgeRival works
Find the published documents and updates needed to plan your participation.View team resources
Prepare your team
Explore the intended combination of combat, engineering portfolios and social media awareness.Explore the format
How ForgeRival works
Find the published documents and updates needed to plan your participation.View team resources
Prepare your team
Explore the intended combination of combat, engineering portfolios and social media awareness.Explore the format
How ForgeRival works
Find the published documents and updates needed to plan your participation.View team resources
Prepare your team
Explore the intended combination of combat, engineering portfolios and social media awareness.Explore the format
How ForgeRival works
Find the published documents and updates needed to plan your participation.View team resources
Prepare your team
Explore the intended combination of combat, engineering portfolios and social media awareness.Explore the format
How ForgeRival works
The first event is being planned.
ForgeRival is based in India. We’ll publish the venue, dates and programme once they are confirmed.
Status as of 3 October 2026: programme not announced yet.
Match information will appear when the competition schedule is published.
Results will appear after competition begins.
Spectator arrangements will be announced with the event details.
FAQ
ForgeRival is an India-based team robowar (robot-combat) and engineering competition. Teams of 2–5 design and build their own combat robot for a 9 kg weight class, document the engineering behind it, share the build on social media and compete in the arena. The winning team receives a ₹50,000 cash prize.
Yes. ForgeRival’s arena matches are robot combat, widely called robowar or robo war in India, and they make up 80% of each team’s score. Unlike a fights-only robowar, ForgeRival also scores each team’s engineering portfolio (10%) and social media awareness (10%), so the thinking behind the robot counts too.
ForgeRival scores every team in three parts: robot combat in the arena counts for 80%, the engineering portfolio for 10% and social media awareness for 10%. Detailed judging criteria, match formats and submission guidance will be published in the competition regulations before team registration opens.
ForgeRival robots compete in a 9 kg weight class. Teams design and build their own machines, and no robot kit is supplied. The full technical regulations, covering robot specifications, permitted weapons and systems, safety requirements and inspection, are being finalised and will be published before team registration opens.
The winning ForgeRival team receives a ₹50,000 cash prize. The full prize terms, including how the overall winner is decided across the combat, portfolio and social media scores, will be published with the competition regulations before team registration opens.
Entry to ForgeRival costs ₹2,000 per team member, including the team leader. A team of 2 pays ₹4,000, a team of 3 pays ₹6,000, a team of 4 pays ₹8,000 and a team of 5 pays ₹10,000. Payments are not open yet; join the waitlist to hear when registration opens.
Not yet. ForgeRival team registration has not opened. Join the waitlist at forgerival.com and you’ll get an email as soon as entries open. Joining is free, needs only an email address and does not register a team or reserve a place.
As of 3 October 2026, the date and venue of the first ForgeRival competition have not been announced. ForgeRival is based in India. The event details will be published on forgerival.com and emailed to everyone on the waitlist as soon as they are confirmed.
The waitlist
Hear the first bell.
Registration for the first ForgeRival competition hasn’t opened yet. Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know when your team can enter.
- ₹50,000winner’s prize
- 2–5people per team
- 1,824people have joined
Talk to ForgeRival.
General questions: info@forgerival.com. Help with the waitlist or taking part: support@forgerival.com. Robot and rules questions: technical@forgerival.com. Sponsorship: sponsors@forgerival.com.
ForgeRival is founded by Lakshay Bhati and Aadit Arora. Follow the build-up on Instagram @forgerival or read about ForgeRival.
Build something worth bringing.
Bring the ideas, the questions and the willingness to keep improving. We’re preparing a place for your team to put that work to the test.
Explore the competition