ROUND 1
1987
Where It All Began
Robot combat was born in the US. In 2000, Discovery and ABC brought it to TV as BattleBots — a science-sport show that has run for 20 seasons to huge ratings.
ABOUT THE LEAGUE
A League Built for Battle
Founded in June 2018 by Shanghai Libaitian Technology Development Co., Ltd., the LBT Robot Combat League fields multiple professional teams, designs and manufactures its own robots, and has staged professional events across China with broad public and government support.
CREDENTIALS
01
AEGCC · Asian Esports Grading & Certification Center
Official partner platform for esports professional certification
02
Strategic Partner of Asian Esports Week (AEW)
Official discipline at the AEW Asian Esports Championship
03
Shanghai Esports Association
Council member
04
Shanghai Robot Sports Working Committee
Founding member · Council member
05
RFTIS International Schools Robot Combat Championship
Founding member · Council member
06
RBL Race Battle League
Founding member · Council member
07
Founder of the National Desktop Robot Combat Challenge
Strategic partner of ROBOTEX
08
Shanghai Sci-Tech Sports CarnivalOutstanding Organizer & Best Partner Awards
Outstanding Event Organizer, Pudong Vocational Skills Competition
Pioneer Enterprise in Tech-Driven Culture, Tourism & Sports Integration, Shanghai
FULL HISTORY
The Full Story
ROUND 2
2016
Arriving in China
Robot combat arrived in China and reached Chinese screens in 2017, planting the seeds of a home-grown robot sport culture.
ROUND 3
2018
The League Is Born
Shanghai Libaitian Technology was founded in June 2018. Its league runs several professional teams with full in-house R&D and manufacturing capability.
ROUND 4
2019
BattleBots · Global Top 16
Invited to BattleBots, the pinnacle of robot combat, as the first Chinese team ever — and fought into the Top 16 out of 80+ elite teams, putting China on the board.
ROUND 5
2019-2026
RFT · 60+ Events
RFT Robot Fighting Time launched and has staged 60+ events over 7 years. Backed by the Shanghai Sports Bureau and others, it has become the benchmark for professional robot combat in China.
ROUND 6
2022
Battle Cars · 17 Provinces
Co-launched the “Battle Cars” division with ROBOTEX, reaching 17 provinces and municipalities and drawing more than a thousand competitors from 30+ regions.
ROUND 7
2023
Youth Club Founded
The LBT Youth Club opens, training through competition and connecting young athletes to the global robot combat circuit — 60+ developed so far.