South Norwalk was recently the focus of the robotic world when the Norwalk Havoc Robot League (NHRL) hosted its championships in the three-, 12- and 30-pound weight classes at the Norwalk Havoc Robot League (NHRL).
Hundreds of people attended the competitions in person and thousands more around the world tuned into the livestreams. At the end of the all-day competition, the teams behind 30-pound wedge and vertical spinner equipped Emulsifier, UGEE the big wheeled 12-pound batterer and three-pound titanium-cleated Lynx each took home a “Golden Dumpster,” a brass plated miniature version of the NHRL’s boxy robotic referee “Brett.”

Each winning team was also able to direct $250,000 to a charity of their choosing. Those competitors who did not make it through the double elimination bracket were also…