LeTourneau Autumn Overdrive

Join us for our second tournament of 2026 on November 7 at LeTourneau University! Tables and chairs will be provided for all teams, and soda and pizza will be for sale during lunch. 

Weight Classes:

• Plastic Antweight - 24 bots maximum 
   
• Antweight - 24 bots maximum
   

Registration:

• $25 per robot (both Ant and Plastic Ant) 
   
• Payment method - Cash/Venmo day of event 
   
• There is no spectator fee and there will be plenty of free parking 
   

Schedule :

• 7:30: Doors open 
   
• 8:00: Weigh-in/Safety starts 
   
• 10:00: Check-in closes (robots must be through safety by this point to compete) 
   
• 10:10: Drivers meeting 
   
• 10:30 – 12:15: Round 1 fights 
   
• 12:15 – 1:00: Lunch break 
   
• 1:00 – 2:30: Round 2 fights 
   
• 2:30 – 3:30: Round 3 fights 
   
• 3:30: Final bracket starts 
   

Match Info:

• 2 minute matches 
   
• 1 unstick per robot per match 
   
• We will be using the standard SPARC ruleset (https://shorturl.at/gtEI6) and judging criteria (https://shorturl.at/tbxHN)
   
• All robots must have an active weapon or be a melty brain in order to compete 
   
• The arena is 8 ft x 8 ft x 4 ft and has a wooden floor 
   

Bracket:

• We will be running a modified Swiss bracket with two phases:
   
  • 1) Qualifying round consisting of 3 Rounds of Swiss
     
  • 2) Robots with 2 losses in the qualifying round are eliminated from the event. Robots with 2 wins advance to a final single-elimination bracket to determine the winner.
     

Prizes 

• First place for each class will receive a $50 Amazon gift card