Welcome to Premier League Competition Rulebook — your guide to Innovation Boost Zone’s summer robotics soccer competition! Get ready to design, build, and compete with your very own Bluetooth-controlled soccer robot. The competition will take place on Friday, August 22nd, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Sears Atrium.

Please carefully read this rulebook ahead of the kick-off orientation, and if you have any questions, please email [email protected].

General Rules

Referee Stoppage and Extra Time

IBZ Premier League Rules 2025

1. Soccer Bot & Controls Specifications

a. Physical Specifications

  1. Bots must have an onboard power supply of no more than 2 3.7V batteries. No wired or external power supply is allowed.
  2. Brackets may be used but must be open and not enclose the ball. If a bot is found to have grabbed the ball, the team will be immediately disqualified.
  3. The Bracket material must be plastic only, all other materials are prohibited. 3d printing in PETG or PLA are allowed.
  4. Bots can have brackets on both sides, as long as they both follow Rule #4.

b. Control Specifications

  1. Bots must be controlled by Bluetooth wireless communication only.
  2. The use of any kind of jamming device is strictly prohibited.
  3. Use only provided and allowed components. Swapping of parts beyond what is allowed will result in disqualification
  4. If the team wants to swap any controls, they can swap only at half time in front of the referee. The swapped control system needs to comply with the other above rules.
  5. The team member controlling the soccer bot can be exchanged between team members mid-gameplay, but no pauses or breaks will be provided to do so, and gameplay will be continuous.

Playing Field Dimensions