General Info

Join us at the Mann Robotics (Aerial Drone Competition)  Upstate Qualifier!

This will be a fun-filled event with good competition from around South Carolina!

• Doors will open for registration at 7:30am on Saturday. 
• This is a qualifying event for the Ariel Drone Competition Southeast Regional Championship. 
• Teams are expected to submit a digital Competition Logbook or scanned version of their notebook the Friday before the event.
• Teams may park in the student parking lot or main parking lot in front of the school. 
• All teams should enter at the main entrance. 
• Only registered teams and mentors should be in the pit area during the event, while spectators should remain in the gym to watch the competition. 
• Only team members, official volunteers, and referees should be on the competition floor.
• Volunteers are the backbone of any event! If you're interested in volunteering, please contact us at [email protected]. Lunch will be provided!
• Be sure that you are familiar with all Competition Documents, including rubrics and inspection lists. These a can be found under the Document Tab for this event. 

We are excited to host an Aerial Drone Competition to give teams a chance to compete with each other from around the state and region.  If you have any questions prior to the event, please reach out. 

Southeast

• This event is located in the Southeast Region which includes:  Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

• Teams who are from the Southeast Region and earn a qualifying award at this event will be invited to the Southeast Regional Championship - April 11-12, 2025 in Lexington, South Carolina.

• The award(s) that qualify for an invitation to the above regional championship will be found on the awards tab by Dec 1.  

•  Additional invitations may be issued by January 18th based on the number of teams and events in the region.  

• 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.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging