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Bots & Bolts IV: Donut Duel Deux

VEX V5 Robotics Competition : High Stakes : High School

Fecha
12-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
Código de evento
RE-V5RC-24-9240
Programa
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Tipo de evento
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacidad
25
Plazas disponibles
0
Event Region
California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Early-Bird Registration Opens
11-Nov-2024 20:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
1-Dec-2024 20:00 EST
Registration Deadline
31-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
31-Dec-2024 22:30 EST
Precio
US$155.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.

Información general

Welcome to an exciting and first-ever historical event.  This year's competition, High Stakes, is a challenging, exhilarating, and strategy based game.  Teams should expect be be prepared for competitive action as soon as they check-in. Below are a few thoughts on how to be best prepared for success at Bots & Bolts tournaments.

For all rules, please consult the VEX Robotics website.  Teams will be expected to know and apply all rules, to include but not limited to, team organization and management, engineering notebooks, and robot builds compliance.

Recommended Actions

A). Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist prior to the competition. Make sure to check the official VEX forums for rules updates and changes. 

B). Review the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

C). Prepare your robot, spare parts, safety items (e.g., safety glasses, engineering notebook, gloves, spare parts, tools, cables, batteries, chargers, laptops, swag)

D). Review the descriptions and criteria for awards. 

E). Prep for your interviews with the judges. 

F). SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks. Wear all appropriate safety gear when working with tools and robot parts. 

G. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.

LATE Arrivals

Teams must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event. 

Team Payment

Teams must be paid two weeks prior to the event. Teams not paid at this time may be dropped at the Event Partner's discretion to allow teams in from the wait list.


Nivel académico : High School

Concurso de habilidades de robots ofrecido: Sí

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Fecha: 12-Jan-2025

Lugar / ubicación:
La Serna High School
15301 Youngwood Drive
Whittier, California 90605
United States

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Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

7:00 am: Doors Open for volunteers

8:00 am: Doors open for Teams: Registration and Pits Open

8:30 am: Welcome Meeting/Driver Meeting

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Qualifying Matches

12:00 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch 

12:30 pm- 2:00 pm: Qualification Matches continued

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Alliance Selection

3:00 pm: Elimination Matches Begin

5:00 pm: Awards

5:30 pm: Competition Closes- Clean Up Begins

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Clean Up

Voluntario

The robotics community has been fantastic to our program throughout our starting years and we greatly appreciate the help provided. If you are interested in supporting us for the execution of the event please let me know. Prior to the event, please provide contact information for two representatives that could volunteer at the event.  We may need assistance with field set up, resetting fields, scoring, pit management, or tear down.

To get the link for the Sign-Up Genius, please contact the event partner to volunteer at: [email protected]

Política de emergencia/mal tiempo

In the event of projected bad weather, the Host will use all available data to make a health and safety decision 24hrs prior to event execution via contact information provided during registration.  In the event of unanticipated bad weather or emergencies, we will notify all participants via contact information provided at registration as soon as possible.  The location of the event cannot be rescheduled to an alternate date.  Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner (EP) cancels the event due to EP error/fault a full refund will be provided.  If the EP is compelled to cancel the event due to weather or unforseen emergency a partial refund will be provided comensurate with costs expended prior to the unforeseen event. 

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: no refund will be given.

Health and Safety Policies

We will be following the health and safety guidelines outlined in the Whittier Union High School District student/personnel safety policies.  The policies can be found at https://www.wuhsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=753092&type=d&pREC_ID=1211250

Pits are located inside the gymnasium and only has room for participating robotics team members.  Please plan accordingly.

The tournament will be held indoors in a gymnasium. There is no host provided wifi and cell phone coverage can be intermittent.  Please ensure communication protocols as necessary, given the above information, for safety and medical devices. Thank you. 

Date: 12-Jan-2025
La Serna High School
15301 Youngwood Drive
Whittier, California 90605
United States

Información de viaje

La Serna High School
15301 Youngwood Dr

Whittier, CA 90605

Park in the main parking lot (East part of campus) on Youngwood Dr.

Judging Format

Judging will be done in a multi-stage approach.  Engineering Notebooks are required to be turned in digitally (via link in RobotEvents team profile) by the Monday prior to the event.  Please ensure the notebook is viewable by our staff by the setting the permissions correctly prior to the turn in date.  The Team Interviews will be conducted in-person the day of the event. Teams should anticipate scheduling time to speak to the judges at the judge’s table during the event.  Interviews will be done on a first come first serve basis at the judging table.  

--Engineering Notebook Submissions: Digital notebooks only (due by 6 January 2025)

--In Person Team Interviews: First come, First serve at the judge’s table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

25 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

Inicie sesión para agregar o eliminar equipos de la lista de espera.