Coming 2026

Happy Bot Kit

The foundation your family needs to build, program, and compete with a real combat robot.

We started with zero skills and a whole lot of enthusiasm. Now we're packaging everything we've learned into a kit that makes it easy for any family to jump into the world of combat robotics.

See What's Included
Happy Bot Kit robot
Weight Class
Plastic Ant (1 lb)
Skill Level
Beginner
Recommended Age
7+
Price
Coming Soon

Everything Included

What's in the Box

The kit includes all 3D printed structural parts and educational materials. Electronics β€” motors, ESC, radio, and battery β€” are sourced separately, and that's intentional. Every real builder learns to work with different vendors to find and spec their own components. Our guide walks you through exactly what to get and where.

πŸ–¨οΈ3D Printed Parts

All structural parts printed and ready to assemble β€” no fabrication required.

🎬Educational Materials

Step-by-step build guide and access to our full video series β€” including how to source and spec your own electronics from real vendors, just like every other builder does.

Meet the Designer

The Mind Behind the Design

Cole

Cole Nunn

Designer/Builder Extraordinaire

Cole is one of the most decorated, innovative builders in the southern USA. When he's not pursuing his degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, he's cooking up a new way to decimate robots in the full combat and plastic antweight classes.

Cole has one of the most successful plastic antweight ring spinners of all time, and his current entrant to the category, Sidewinder, never misses a podium. Beware to all competitors when Cole says he just cooked up something wild "just for fun," because that means something like "Muck!" (his antweight with an ungodly sized weapon) is about to slice your robot in half.

Armed with hot glue, pliers and tape, Cole can bring any bot back from the brink to clean up the field. Constantly iterating and always innovating, he comes up with novel solutions and optimizations for his robotsβ€”making him the perfect choice for the designer of a kit that will let new builders be competitive right out of the gate. As long as you don't have to fight him, of course.

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Built on the Best Parts in the Sport

We designed the Happy Bot Kit around Repeat Robotics parts from day one. Their components are purpose-built for competitive antweight robots β€” not adapted from something else. That means better performance, better reliability, and a smoother build experience for the whole family.

Repeat Robotics was founded by Peter, and he has been a wonderful part of our journey in the sport. His willingness to share knowledge, his leadership in the community, and the care he puts into everything he builds have inspired our whole family. We couldn't imagine building our kit around anyone else's parts.

Repeat Robotics

Motors and Electronics

Repeat Robotics Components

These are the specific Repeat Robotics parts your kit is designed around. You source them directly β€” we walk you through exactly what to order and why.

Drive Motors
βš™οΈDrive Motors

Repeat Mini Brushed Mk2 β€” compact, battle-proven brushed motors purpose-built for antweight combat robots.

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Weapon Motor
⚑Weapon Motor

Repeat 2822 Mk3 β€” a high-performance brushless motor engineered specifically for antweight weapon systems.

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Weapon ESC
πŸ”ŒWeapon ESC

ReadyToSky 35A BLHeli_S β€” a proven speed controller tuned for the demands of antweight weapon control.

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Built by a Family, for Families

Why Happy Bot Kit?

Family First
Designed from the ground up for families β€” no engineering degree required. We built our first robot as complete beginners and documented everything.
Competition Ready
Build a robot that can actually compete. This isn't a toy β€” it's a real combat robot that meets official weight class specifications.
Full Curriculum
Every kit comes with a build video walking you through every step of assembly. The full curriculum β€” with in-depth lessons on motors, electronics, and combat robot engineering β€” is sold separately.
Community Support
Join our community of builders. Get help, share your build, and find your first event.

Be the First to Know When It Ships.

We're finalizing the kit for a 2026 launch. Drop us an email and we'll notify you the moment it's available.