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Drone-tastic Mixer - Kettering University is thrilled to announce its first Drone-tastic Mixer. From food trucks to yard games, there will be loads of fun! Our goal is to provide a convenient way for middle and high school teams to purchase dinner while interacting with teams from multiple states, off the field of competition. Feed and Entertain them in one stop!

Date: Sunday May 18, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Connie & Jim John Recreation Center (same location as the competition)
1700 University Ave., Flint, MI

The mixer will begin at 4:30 PM, just outside the recreation center, for both the middle school and high school teams, as the middle school competitors are finishing the elimination bracket and awards. Once the middle school teams have cleared the pits, the high school teams will be permitted to load their team supplies into the team pits in preparation for their event that begins the next day.

The mixer will offer a variety of yard games and activities and will end at 8:30 PM. In case of inclement weather, the activities will be moved indoors. We hope you'll participate!

Register here to help us prepare the food trucks for an estimated number of participants in the Drone-tastic Mixer.

Drone-tastic Campus Tour - Teams are encouraged to register for the campus tour that begins at 3:30 PM in the recreation center. The tour will return to the recreation center by 4:30 PM. Foodtrucks will be onsite at that time and the Drone-tastic Mixer will take off.

Register your team for the Drone-tastic Campus Tour here.

Welcome to the 2025 North Central Aerial Drone Competition Championship

This event will recognize teams from 10 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
and 3 Canadian provinces: Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario. 

We are excited to have you. Please check our page frequently for updates to the schedule, we will be adding more details, agendas and travel arrangements soon.

Payment Deadlines
Please read below for the steps in getting your team setup to compete. All teams not paid in full will not be allowed to participate.

• Teams that register for an Aerial Drone Championship on or before February 28, 2025, will have four weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event. 

• Teams that register on or after March 1, 2025, will have two weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.

• Teams that are invited for an Aerial Drone Regional Championship through the World Skills list or from the Waitlist will have one week to register and pay by credit card, check, or purchase order. 

• Teams that do not pay by the above deadlines may be moved to the waiting list of the event at the event partner’s discretion.
   

Mandatory: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs. A link to the instructions on how to submit a Participant Release Form is found here.

Competition Logbook: A digital Competition Logbook (or scanned copy of a written logbook) must be submitted digitally by 5:00pm EST on May 2nd for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation Support Team. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum. For detailed competition logbook submission instructions, please see this page.

Inspection: Inspection will occur at the beginning of the tournament. Please be prepared and ensure that your drone will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the Inspection Checklist located under the Documents Tab.

Deadlines: Please pay close attention to the timeline and check back often for any changes.

• May 2nd- Digital Competition Logbooks Due

Interviews: Registered teams will be interviewed in person at the event.

Onsite custom event apparel will be available through Fine Designs again this year. Choose from a large variety of logos, prints, hoodies, zip-ups, pants, dri-fit and shirts.

Nivel académico : Middle School

Concurso de habilidades de robots ofrecido: Sí

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks