ROBOTICON 2024: Aerial Drone Competition Tournament
MS/HS Blended event
- Date
- 12-Oct-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-ADC-24-6745
- Program
- Aerial Drone Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 12
- Spots Open
- 11
- Event Region
- Southeast
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Aug-2024 18:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Oct-2024 18:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 4-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Due to continuing post-hurricane challenges from flooded streets (including Fowler Ave and 22nd Street by the event venue) to power outtages, we are cancelling all all RECF programming scheduled for Oct 12, including the RADC tournament and Girl Powered Workshop , planned as part of our ROBOTICON event this month.
Look for updates soon regarding rescheduled event dates.
The 2024 ROBOTICON Aerial Drone Competition is part of the larger ROBOTICON.net annual youth robotics showcase held in Tampa, FL each fall. ROBOTICON - now in its 12th season! - is a Manufacturing Month event, and features a variety of activities, workshops, tours, and an Innovation Fair with industry and academic exhibits, and other learning opportunities for participating students. Registered teams will receive updates leading up to the event day to help them have the most enjoyable opportunity possible, and the full event schedule will be listed on the ROBOTICON website.
Communications Mission: All Competition Logbooks will be judged digitally. Refer to this article for instructions on How to Submit a Digital Competition Logbook. These will need to be submitted on or before October 7, 2024, 7:00PM.
Spectators are welcome and the event is free and open to the public. ADC teams can register through October 7.
Note:
This event is located in the Southeast Region which includes:
USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Please note: Only teams that are a part of the Southeast Region are eligible to earn invitations to Regional Championships from this event. If your team is 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 will not be eligible to qualify for a Regional Championship from this event.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 12-Oct-2024
Venue/Location:2154 University Square Mall
Tampa, Florida 33612
United States
Contact Information
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Agenda - Subject to Change
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Doors Open/ Teams Check In and Inspections Begin |
9:00am |
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Piloting Skills Matches |
9:30 am to 10 am |
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Flight Team Meeting |
10 am |
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Teamwork Matches Begin |
10:15am |
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Autonomous Flight Skills Begin |
10:15am |
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Lunch |
12:00 - 12:30pm |
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Resume Teamwork and Autonomous Skills Matches |
12:30pm |
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End Matches (Teamwork and Skills) |
2:00pm |
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Alliance and Final Matches |
2:00 - 3:00pm |
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Awards |
3:00pm |
Volunteer
Sign up to Volunteer at ROBOTICON.net/volunteer ! ROBOTICON is volunteer-powered, and we appreciate all the amazing time, expertise, kindness, and support all our volunteers bring to the event. ROBOTICON 2024 will be running throughout the month of October, with different STEAM competitions, tournaments, and scrimmages running at different times throughout University Mall and inside the Fab Lab itself. Volunteers receive a continental breakfast and/or lunch, depending on shifts worked, as well an event shirt and other perks.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event is held indoors and unless there's severe inclement weather - like a hurricane - will continue as planned. In the event of a severe weather event, the tournament will be canceled and fees refunded
Refund and Payment Policies
Event fees are nonrefundable after October 7 .
Health and Safety Policies
COVID-19 remains with us and there are other respiratory illnesses like the flu and RSV for which to remain vigilant. To that end, teams are asked to use basic good health and hygiene practices throughout ROBOTICON Rumble. Anyone who is not feeling well is advised not to participate in the event. AMRoC’s full health and safety policy can be read here. https://amroctampabay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AMROC-COVID-Policy-May-2022.pdf
With regard to student safety, ROBOTICON Rumble is held in a public mall and while the mall is safe and secure, with additional security on hand during the tournament, coaches and mentors are advised to establish basic safety protocols with students and to remain vigilant throughout the tournament and not let students wander. Horseplay, roughhousing and rudeness will NOT be tolerated at any time during the tournament.
We appreciate the support and cooperation of all teams in helping make ROBOTICON Rumble a fun, healthy and safe event for all!
Date: 12-Oct-2024
AMRoC FabLab2154 University Square Mall
Tampa, Florida 33612
United States
Travel Info
AMRoC Fab Lab is located at 2154 University Square Mall, Tampa FL 33612 - at the west end of the Mall. Use https://goo.gl/maps/kj1txwFiKYVtfkZq8 for travel directions. Parking is free and abundant around the mall, both in the parking garage and outside of it. Bus parking is also available. Lodging specials will be listed here: https://roboticon.net/travel-and-lodging/
Webcast
Watch ROBOTICON 2024 Aerial Drone Competition on Twitch.tv/ROBOTICONTB
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.