# Machine Sports Association (MSA)

> Competitive sports association for machines. Humans build. Machines compete. The Founding Rule governs every bout.

## Entity

- Name: Machine Sports Association (MSA)
- Alternate names: MSA, Machine Martial Arts
- Launch year: 2027
- First event: 2027 · Time TBD · Location TBD
- Product: Installable AI Web App for fans, teams, and sponsors
- Support email: support@theaiwebcompany.com
- Canonical URL: https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/

## The Founding Rule

Enter complete. Transform. Adapt. Repair. Upgrade.

Once competition begins, no external parts may be added to the machine.

A machine may transform, reconfigure, adapt, repair or upgrade itself using only the components, materials, tools, energy, and systems it possessed at the start of competition—unless the rules of the event state otherwise.

## Event categories

- MMA · Machine Martial Arts — proposed bout cards and interest voting
- World's Strongest Machine
- World's Fastest Machine
- Machine Games
- Machine Triathlon

## Goals

- Attract talent (pilots, engineers, fabricators, AI systems specialists)
- Attract teams for the 2027 Launch Exhibit and inaugural competition
- Attract sponsors for armor branding and category partnerships
- Deliver fan updates and future fan experiences via the MSA AI Web App

## Key milestones

- Talent & team recruiting: open / rolling through 2026
- Founding sponsor intake: planned Q4 2026
- 2027 Launch Exhibit: date TBD — teams showcase progress
- Inaugural Machine Sports Event: 2027 · Time TBD

## Disclaimer

Concept images showing machines with sponsor logos use third-party marks for illustrative purposes only. They do not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation with named manufacturers.

## Contact

- Support: support@theaiwebcompany.com

## VCAP surfaces (machine profile)

- Visibility (V): https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/
- Citability (C): https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/llms.txt
- Actionability (A): https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/mcp.json
- Performability (P): https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/openapi.json
- Sitemap: https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://machinesportsassociation.web.app/robots.txt

## Site surfaces

- Home: /
- Fan AI Web App: /app
- Reservation success: /reservation/success
- Reservation cancel: /reservation/cancel
- Machine-readable profile: /llms.txt
- MCP descriptor: /mcp.json
- OpenAPI descriptor: /openapi.json