Welcome to National Robotics League!
Welcome to the National Robotics League (NRL) community!
This forum is a place for robotics teams, students, mentors, builders, and enthusiasts to ask questions, share ideas, discuss projects, and connect with the robotics community.
Before participating, please take a minute to read the guidelines below.
IMPORTANT: Username Requirement
Your username must include your official team number.
Please use the following format:
yourname_teamnumber
For example:
xyz_000
or
rahul_123
Your team number must be included in your username so that we can identify the team you represent.
Why is this required?
NRL is a robotics community connected to participating teams and competitors. Having the team number in your username helps us:
- Identify participating teams and members
- Keep the community organized
- Reduce fake or impersonating accounts
- Make it easier for teams to find each other
- Maintain a safer and more accountable community
Accounts without a valid team number
Accounts that do not follow the required username format may be contacted by the NRL moderation team and asked to update their username.
Accounts that fail to comply may be removed from the community.
If you are having trouble choosing or changing your username, please contact the moderators before creating another account.
Community Guidelines
1. Be respectful
Treat other teams, students, mentors, volunteers, and community members with respect.
Disagreement is completely fine. Personal attacks are not.
2. Keep your language appropriate
Please keep discussions professional and suitable for a student and education-focused robotics community.
Do not use:
- Abusive or excessively offensive language
- Harassment or personal attacks
- Hate speech or discriminatory language
- Sexual or inappropriate content
- Threats or intimidation
3. No spam
Please don’t flood the forum with repeated posts, advertisements, irrelevant links, or promotional content.
If you are sharing something, make sure it is relevant to the discussion.
4. Post in the right category
General
Introductions, team discussions, community conversations and general questions.
Competition (Non Technical)
Competition rules, match information, submissions, scoring, events and other non-technical competition questions.
Electronics
Sensors, wiring, controllers, power systems, circuits and electronics troubleshooting.
Mechanical
Robot design, CAD, mechanisms, fabrication, drivetrains and mechanical troubleshooting.
Programming
Programming, autonomous routines, debugging, control algorithms and software questions.
5. Search before posting
Before creating a new topic, use the search bar to see whether your question has already been discussed.
This helps keep the forum organized and makes useful answers easier to find.
6. Protect personal information
Do not publicly share sensitive personal information such as:
- Phone numbers
- Home addresses
- Passwords
- Private account credentials
- Personal documents
If you need help with something involving private information, contact the moderation team.
7. Respect other teams
Healthy competition is encouraged. Disrespecting, mocking, impersonating, or deliberately disrupting another team is not.
Share knowledge. Help each other improve. 
New to NRL?
A good place to start is by introducing yourself and your team in General.
Tell us:
- Your team number
- Your team name
- Your role
- What you’re currently building or working on
- What you’re hoping to learn from the community
Build. Compete. Learn. Share.
We’re glad you’re here.
Welcome to the National Robotics League community!