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Aerial Drone Competition- January 2024 Qualifying Event- Pikes Peak Robotics

Date
20-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-ADC-23-2968
Program
Aerial Drone Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
40
Spots Open
7
Event Region
West
Max Registrations per Organization
10
Standard Registration Opens
1-Sep-2023 12:19 EDT
Registration Deadline
6-Jan-2024 12:20 EST
Payment Deadline
13-Jan-2024 11:23 EST
Price
$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

West Region

This event is located in the West Region which includes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Teams who are from the West Region and earn a qualifying award at this event will be invited to the West Regional Championship - in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Legacy Event Coliseum on May 31-June 1, 2024.

To read more about the qualifying criteria, visit the REC Library: Qualifying Criteria.

Please note: If you are a team from outside this region, you may attend the event and will be eligible to earn awards and post scores to the global skills rankings, but you are not eligible to earn invitations to regional championships from this event.

 

Welcome to the Pikes Peak Robotics - Aerial Drone Competition January 2024 Qualifying Event! 

  • Doors open at 8 am. 
  • The event is at Widefield Parks and Recreation
  • Please bring your power strips/extension cords, tools, parts, etc.
  • Teams should bring a physical copy of their Competition Logbook to submit to the judges at the event.
  • See Agenda for More Details (Remember this is a tentative schedule and may be adjusted as needed)
  • We need and welcome volunteers.  To volunteer, please go to this link and fill out the very short Google Form:  https://forms.gle/SyMuPqK6hq8GzRRB6. A link to this form can be found at www.pikespeakrobotics.org under the "Volunteer!" section at the bottom of the page.
  • Payment must be made before 01/13/24, or teams will be moved to the waitlist.

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Health and Safety Policies

At this time there are no restrictions.  Should this change, the requirements will be posted under this category.  Please check back frequently.

NOTE: All policies are subject to change.

 

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Eligible Teams:


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 20-Jan-2024

Venue/Location:
Widefield Parks & Recreation
755 Aspen Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911
United States

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Agenda

Agenda - Subject to Change 

Doors Open / Team Check In and Inspections Begin

8:00am

Piloting Skills Matches 

8:15 - 9:30am

Flight Team Meeting

9:30am

Teamwork Matches Begin

10:00am

Autonomous Flight Skills Matches Begin

10:00am

Lunch

12 - 12:30pm

Resume Teamwork Matches and Autonomous Skills Matches        

12:30pm

End Matches (Teamwork and Skills)

3:30pm

Alliance Selection and Finals

3:30- 5:00pm

Awards

5:00pm

Volunteer

We need and welcome volunteers.  To volunteer, please visit the link at www.pikespeakrobotics.org under the "Volunteer!" section at the bottom.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of an emergency or bad weather, we will send out an event cancellation email to all coaches and volunteers as soon as that decision is made (hopefully the night before).  

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Teams will be refunded $45 of the $50 event fee if the event is canceled.

Refund and Payment Policies

 

In case of an emergency or bad weather, we will send out an event cancellation email to all coaches and volunteers as soon as that decision is made (hopefully the night before).  

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Teams will be refunded $45 of the $50 event fee if the event is canceled.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and the team does not attend: Refund will be given in the amount of $45 if requested at least one week before the event. 

Payment Deadline is 1 week before the event. Please be sure to submit payment by then or your team will be removed from the tournament and placed on the waitlist.