Robotic Football is very similar to regular American football, with robots filling in for standard positions such as center, quarterback, lineman, wide receivers, and running back.

Each team is allowed up to eight robots on the field at once. It is common for the offense to have a center, two offensive linemen, three wide receivers, the quarterback, and a running back. On defense, the quarterback is usually subbed out for another running back, and the offensive line is replaced with the defensive line.

There are two primary events that take place each year for robotic football clubs. The first is the Intercollegiate Robot Football Combine, which is an event tailored to demonstrating the abilities of the teams’ robots. Robots compete in various competitions such as a QB target practice, weight pushing, 40 yard dashes, obstacle course races, and kicker competition. Schools compete in these events, and are rated in each category. Point totals are then summed together and the winning school of the combine is usually awarded a monetary prize. The second multi-school event is the Robotic Football Playoffs, where teams gather to compete for the Brian Hederman Memorial Trophy.