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NHRL was founded in 2018 by Austin McChord and [[Ryan Sasloe]], with the goal of gathering a large following of fans on the internet.

==Timeline==
===2018===
====December 8, 2018====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
!Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 13
| No bracket available
| [[Silent Spring]]
|}

The first NHRL event is held at 50 Day Street, utilizing a single 3lb cage. Two traditions are established right off the bat: [[Brett the Brick]] is a motorized, painted cinderblock with a mounted GoPro, and [[Silent Spring]] wins the event. 

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wWcD4Ft6tA&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv5NYYjzRaEDa5FHZQ2QiYTc}}

===2019===
====January 13, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
!Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 20
| No bracket available
| [[Squishy]]
|}

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTMirqQfIj4&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv7LFbGdz_vHNN_SX3m1zQLp}}

====March 9, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 10
| No bracket available
| [[Mondo Bizarro]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 2
| No bracket available
| (Grudge matches only)
|}

Our first time with bigger bots! We have our first 12lb Sportsmen fight in a couple of grudge matches: Unnamed Flame versus Woody.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=813tjyHcxFc&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv6YgLNhE831oEiXH_KHofhS&index=1}}

====April 1, 2019====
NHRL unveils a revolutionary new robot that is guaranteed to disrupt the painting industry.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEfpZYYX9p8}}

====May 10, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
!Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 13
| No bracket available
| [[Silent Spring]]
|}

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEqbE-1sk44&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv7yKscJ_jUwnRiY27rVoa5d}}

====August 10, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 22
| No bracket available
| [[Tiny Huge]]
|}

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ErE7kddM80}}

====September 28, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 26
| [https://challonge.com/fallfury19 Link]
| [[Silent Spring]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 8
| [https://challonge.com/FallFury12lb Link]
| [[Tusken Raider]]
|}

Our first 12lb sportsman bracket tournament! Jamison Go sweeps the event with his third Golden Dumpster for Silent Spring and a Dumpster for Tusken Raider. With 34 competing bots, this is our biggest event so far.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52GCKNg8LH8&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv4zCi0dNQ8JjV75AwtOyPv6}}

====November 23, 2019====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 21
| [https://challonge.com/Turkey19 Link]
| [[Narsil]]
|}

This event was called "The Turkey Tumble."

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-9Lwmz4igE}}

===2020===
====January 18, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 27
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL2020_1 Link]
| [[Silent Spring]]
|}

For the first time, we declare the end-of-year event in December to be our finals. The top 4 bots from each event that have not already qualified are eligible to fight in our December event.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3lnezxzF8}}

====March 11, 2020====
The WHO declares that COVID-19 is officially a global pandemic. There is no robot fighting for several months. Austin and Saz find ways to amuse themselves anyway.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMeYjYMTiog}}

====July 18, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 18
| No bracket available
| [[Shreddit Bro]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 3
| No bracket available
| (Grudge matches only)
|}

NHRL returns with a weekend doubleheader! Two events across two days. [[Shreddit Bro]] defeats [[Silent X]] in the final to win its first dumpster for the Saturday event. We also get some 12lb Sportsman action, with P12, Keystone Light, and Torquedo fighting for bragging rights.

This is also the first appearance of [[Brett the Brick|Brett's]] current form, with a custom steel frame instead of a cinderblock. Too many 3lb bots proved to be able to damage a cinderblock!

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec1kt131ON0&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv6yK22f-01XObw1DV6-6NLS}}

====July 19, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 27
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_July_19_2020 Link]
| [[Shreddit Bro]]
|}

[[Shreddit Bro]] sweeps the weekend, defeating [[Mondo Bizarro]] to earn its second Dumpster!

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvqEQ1e1gSs&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv407ZZfIU41bA7-QAf2hK1q}}

====September 19, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 23
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL920 Link]
| [[Billy]]
|}

[[Billy]] becomes our first winning bot not from the East Coast! NHRL is becoming more of a national event; in fact, an East Coast bot will not win NHRL for the rest of the year.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43yxPZlrikE&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv4XnsvoF-yW9dpExLkVdlHn}}

====November 21, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 49
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_11_21_2020 Link]
| [[Lynx]]
|}

Our biggest event to date, with almost double the number of the next-largest 3lb bracket we've fought!

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpF65inDbn4&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv4qB40y62ZLGAW3yFyICBDp}}

====December 6, 2020====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 19
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_2020_Finals Link]
| [[Droopy]]
|}

Our first finals event! Only the 19 best bots fight. [[Droopy]] becomes the first non-wheeled bot to win an NHRL event.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgDC1EgL8bQ&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv62xYOGPlhdt9RbRPyF0n6T}}

===2021===
====February 6, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 34
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL2021_2_6_3lb Link]
| [[Shreddit Bro]]
|-
| 12lb
| 4
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL2021_2_6_12lb Link]
| [[Kitten Mittens]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 4
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL2021_2_6_12lb_Sports Link]
| [[P12]]
|-
| 30lb
| 7
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL2021_2_6_30lb Link]
| [[MegatRON]]
|}

So many firsts!
* Our first event at our [[NHRL Facilities|new, larger, dedicated facility at 165 Water St]].
* Our first 12lb full-combat and 30lb fights, in our brand-new 256-square-foot arena.
* Debut of [[House Bots|Fluffy]], our 300lb+ house bot patrolling the 30lb arena.
* Two 3lb cages, to allow for less downtime between fights.
* Debut of [[House Bots|Bert]], Brett's long-lost twin brother, patrolling the new 3lb arena.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rib27rbbfc}} - Video of the last few 3lb matches were not saved, and are lost to history.

====March 20, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 55
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_3_21_3lb Link]
| [[Polywog]]
|-
| 12lb
| 6
| No bracket available
| [[Caulk]]
|-
| 30lb
| 7
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_3_21_30lb Link]
| [[Stop Hitting Yourself]]
|}

A multibot wins for the first time at NHRL, as [[Caulk]], a collection of 3lb bots fighting in the 12lb class, shocks everyone by winning the Dumpster.

Also, Brett is turned off in a match for the first time, as [[Judge's Dream]] launches [[Fragment]] into Brett's power switch. Fragment wins $1000 and the match; however, Fragment's driver graciously forfeited the match, giving Judge's Dream the win.

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjKsedVz4zI&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv5g-8dpI2ccFBSKL5WOpMOc}}

====May 15, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 67
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_3lb_5_15_21 Link]
| [[Silent Spring]]
|-
| 12lb
| 10
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_12lb_5_15_21 Link]
| [[Ugee]]
|-
| 30lb
| 6
| [https://challonge.com/NHRL_30lb_5_15_21 Link]
| [[Other Disko]]
|}

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PsOt2KB_e4&list=PLmu9s_Bhalv6pTdKaH_wja_HZgIyJLRAq}}

====July 24-25, 2021====

{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 86
| [https://challonge.com/8eyxecv4 Link]
| [[Silent X]]
|-
| 12lb
| 16
| [https://challonge.com/ueo2qr4e Link]
| [[Hot Leaf Juice]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 4
| [https://challonge.com/r8l3qxol Link]
| [[RAM PLAN]]
|-
| 30lb
| 5
| [https://challonge.com/vbkp1cjn Link]
| [[Yahoo]]
|}

Our first-ever event spread out across two days (the weekend of July 18-19, 2020 was two events in two days), with a record 111 bots fighting across 4 weight classes!

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlIWhSw7yQ}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRfCC4vLeI}}

====September 18, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 58
| [https://challonge.com/m93ohzbo Link]
| [[Project LiftOff]]
|-
| 12lb
| 7
| [https://challonge.com/k2twb95m Link]
| [[Pramheda]]
|-
| 30lb
| 5
| [https://challonge.com/8718bpgl Link]
| [[Emulsifier]]
|}

[[Project LiftOff]], who has been fighting at NHRL since the first event in December 2018, becomes the first meltybrain to win a Dumpster!

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McNXHRM9n4I}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yJIdpltHgg}}

====November 13, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 81
| [https://challonge.com/ieelbdub Link]
| [[Lynx]]
|-
| 12lb
| 8
| [https://challonge.com/j2zeu36i Link]
| [[Hot Leaf Juice]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 5
| [https://challonge.com/dx2ijc3 Link]
| [[Tuskin' Raider]]
|-
| 30lb
| 12
| [https://challonge.com/4szbrwxl Link]
| [[Tryhard]]
|}

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds70uaP__A4}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Euj9wv6GQ}}

====December 18, 2021====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 27
| [https://challonge.com/gw2lb1ce Link]
| [[Lynx]]
|-
| 12lb
| 21
| [https://challonge.com/ky2xkmoo Link]
| [[Hot Leaf Juice]]
|-
| 30lb
| 17
| [https://challonge.com/37b3m9nm Link]
| [[MegatRON]]
|}

Our first Finals event with multiple weight classes, with a professional TV crew helping to polish the livestream!

'''Highlights'''
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZeTdhuVP0o}}

'''Full streams'''
Part 1: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vdh8qNF0ww}}
Part 2: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGCy7H9FPk}}

===2022===
====March 26, 2022====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 78
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_mar22_3lb Link]
| [[Silent Spring]]
|-
| 12lb
| 13
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_mar22_12lb]
| [[Pramheda]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 3
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_mar22_12lb_sports]
| [[Axe E Dent]]
|-
| 30lb
| 11
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_mar22_30lb]
| [[Marathon]]
|}

Our first 2022 event was originally scheduled for February 5, but had to be postponed because of the Omicron outbreak. But we were able to hold our March event, and it was massive! Also had the following new features:
* A second cage for 12lb and 30lb fights.
* A third cage for 3lb fights.
* A new, larger pit area.
* A new spectator area, with plenty of attractions for fans.
* An expanded [[Bot Museum]], with all sorts of 250lb bots for fans to meet up close.

'''Highlights'''
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSOnlwycKk}}

'''Full streams'''
Part 1: {{#ev:youtube|uZmq9Hl75Ts}}
Part 2: {{#ev:youtube|KgyKEvpO6uU}}
Part 3: {{#ev:youtube|oGyUA37khcY}}
Extra elimination fights: {{#ev:youtube|ayB8B9kGa6k}}

====April 23, 2022====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 58
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_apr22_3lb Link]
| [[Lynx]]
|-
| 12lb
| 10
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_apr22_12lb Link]
| [[Krunk]]
|-
| 12lb Sportsman
| 2
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_apr22_12lb_sports Link]
| (No winner)
|-
| 30lb
| 12
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_apr22_30lb Link]
| [[Marathon]]
|}

April featured our first visit from a Brazilian team, AGVS, who finished 4th in the 3lb class and 3rd in the 12lb class.

'''Highlights'''
{{#ev:youtube|I6wGzIQq7tg}}

'''Full streams'''
Part 1: {{#ev:youtube|It5MpH50dvs}}
Part 2: {{#ev:youtube|wf528BQr0eA}}
Part 3: {{#ev:youtube|OQ8HngYecK0}}
Extra elimination fights: {{#ev:youtube|LmS-A1QhbRc}}

====May 14, 2022====
{| class="wikitable"
! Weight Class
! # of bots
! Bracket
! Winner
|-
| 3lb
| 50
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_may22_3lb Link]
| [[Crashfest]]
|-
| 12lb
| 15
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_may22_12lb Link]
| [[YOB GNOL]]
|-
| 30lb
| 7
| [https://challonge.com/nhrl_may22_30lb Link]
| [[Huge]]
|}

May featured our first builders from England to compete in-person, including [[Saw Loser: 2 Saw 2 Lose]], which finished 2nd in the 3lb weight class.

'''Highlights'''
(Coming soon!)

'''Full streams'''
Part 1: {{#ev:youtube|qxuzLBnU7s4}}
Part 2: {{#ev:youtube|BhyjB9n0cIw}}
Extra elimination fights: {{#ev:youtube|4abJBp5HMeA}}