About Us

WATBOTs is Waterloo’s combat robotics team, dedicated to designing, building, and competing with 1–3 pound combat robots. Each semester, we design brand-new robots from the ground up. Whether you’re into mechanical design, electrical systems, or embedded software, WATBOTs offers an exciting, hands-on environment to build your engineering skills. WATBOTs competes each semester in intense, fast-paced tournaments where robots battle in enclosed arenas using a variety of weapons and strategies to defeat their opponents.
Want to join? Contact us by email: watbots.uw@outlook.com

Thank you to Repeat Robotics for sponsoring us. Check them out here.

Team Photos

BotBrawl Summer Classic Team Photo, 2026

Winter 2026 Design Team Showcase

WATBOTs Preparing for Robodrome Rumble, Fall 2025

WATBOTs in the Pits at Anime North, Spring 2026

WATBOTs at Bingeman's BotBrawl, Summer 2025

Summer 2025 Design Team Showcase

Team Photo, Fall 2024

WATBOTs Arena Under Construction

Machining Robot Parts