RMNA Rebrand

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​Hello friends,

 

We have some very shocking news for the RMNA community. Beginning in the 2026 Season, the RMNA competition will no longer be called RoboMaster University League North America, or use the “RoboMaster” brand, including the R. This is due to policy changes that are out of our control.

 

So, what does this mean for the competition? The competition will still be happening as planned! Similar to last year, we will make changes to the field and small changes to the rules for the NA competition. We are still using the same referee system, and using the same game server as RMUL. For teams, your experience will not change much from previous years.

 

What do you need to do?

In order to best sell our own, new brand and avoid conflict with the RMOC, All participating teams must remove RoboMaster branding in their registered team name and team logo to complete 2026 Registration. Furthermore, anything to be featured on our media channels (Livestream, Website, Instagram, etc) cannot have references to RoboMaster branding by the end of March, 2026. Please reach out if there are any questions regarding the degree that you need to scrub RoboMaster branding, especially if your team plans to compete in RMUC. We acknowledge that teams have put a lot of time and effort into building their brands, and we are here to help ease this transition and provide support.

 

“RoboMaster branding” includes:

• RoboMaster,

• 机甲大师,

• RM,

• RMNA,

• DJI,

• "R" Logo

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Examples: Say there is a school called American University. The following team names would not allowed:

• AU_RM,

• AU RoboMasters Club,

• 机甲大师@AU,

• AURMNA,

• AUDJI,​

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Other media (Instagram, website link, linkedin etc): The following are allowed, but we will not advertise them using our media channel:

• www.aurm.com,

• Instagram: @AU_RM,

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aurobomasters/,

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Once we have completed our rebrand, we would ask that you use our new identity when referencing the organization and competition. We will choose our new brand in the next two weeks and complete the transition process by the start of October.

 

Role of the RMOC

In the future The RMOC, though they are limited in what they can do to help us, are continuing to support our competition. They are allowing us to continue to borrow the referee system, and ensuring we are able to get competition supplies such as armor panel stickers and projectiles.

 

Rules Changes

We have gained significantly more freedom to make and enforce all rules (Participant, Robot Building, and Game) as we want! We have several draft rulesets which open up the strategic and technical dimensions for teams to express creativity. The RMOC will continue to publish rules manuals in English, and we aim to minimize deviations such that our competitors can continue to participate in RMUC.

 

Team Fees for Competition

There is no change to team fees previously announced.

 

Discounts and Offline Order for purchasing RM Components

We are still determining the details on the team discounts and ordering of components historically purchased through offline order. It is likely that the method of ordering will change. As we get more information on this, or if we find alternative vendors to provide discounts to teams, we will let y’all know as soon as we have that information.

 

Registration and Assessments

All registration and assessments will be submitted to us, not the RMOC. We don’t have anything set in stone right now but your team will likely follow a very similar process and schedule as before.

 

Autonomy!

Because we will no longer be associated with RoboMaster, we are gaining many freedoms. We can make decisions on the competition without review and approval from the RMOC, interpret rules on our own, and most importantly, we no longer face restrictions on event sponsors. We hope that this will also facilitate more support from schools who have restrictions on DJI related products and events.

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So, what should we call ourselves?
Our community is one of the most important parts of the competition formerly known as RoboMaster North America. We want to hear your ideas on what our new name and look should be! Share your thoughts in the new channel, ⁠2026-rebrand, or on this google slide deck. Additionally, if you know any graphic designers, get their opinions too!

 

This is a big change, so please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions, concerns, or to just chat about the competition or changes. We are very excited about the new freedoms we will have and the possibilities that come with them, and am looking forward to growing our competition even more.