Robot Royale S

Robot Royale S is a Sportsman Featherweight tournament held as part of the UNSW Splice event. Fights will be held over two days on Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th of January, with early safety check-in available the Friday before. 

Location: Between G and F Block, on the UNSW Art & Design Campus

Key Dates:

• Registration cutoff - Sun 6th of December. One robot per team to start with, this may open up towards the end of november. 
• Safety and Setup Day - Fri 15th of January, open 10:00 to 18:00 
• Event Day 1 - Sat 16th of January
  • 8:00 to 10:00, Safety checks
  • 10:30 to 17:30, Round Robin 1
• Event Day 2 - Sun 17th of January
  • 10:00 to 12:30, Round Robin 2
  • 14:00 to 17:30, Finals

Contacts: Join our discord server for immediate updates, ask questions and clarifications, or share what you are working on. Alternative email contacts are in the ruleset. 

Ruleset: PLEASE read through the graphical ruleset at a minimum before asking for clarifications.

• Graphical: https://canva.link/i0wc6z5zp6cjuqm
• Full textual: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QFiKkn1xh8Qd7emutS5RJf4iVeu5mYZje211MkZH8KI/edit?usp=sharing

Stipend: A stipend of $200 is avaiable to help offset the costs of competing. After registering your robot, please send your name, email and phone number to this address: james.kirby@unsw.edu.au. Payment can be caimed through the UNSW portal after the event, so long as you competed in at least three fights. 

Arena: A new arena is being constructed for this event. It has a footprint of 4.8x4.8x2.4m, with 8mm PC inner layer and 6mm PC outer layer. Robots will operate on a 16mm MDF floor and bounce off of 10mm PC kickplates. A low-wall (Rift) is positioned in one corner to act as a OOTA zone with a 1m wide opening 120mm off the floor. 

Facilities: Power will be supplied to undercover pit tables. Use of hand tools and electrical work is permitted in the Pit arena. Grinding etc cannot be performed on-site. 

Footage: Fights will be recorded by the event and made available to competitors afterwards. A live stream is being worked on, but not guaranteed. Builders are welcome to record their own matches and content as desired. 

Parking: Cars can pull into the loading bay to unload, but there is no dedicated parking on-site. Consider the street parking nearby as well as a good connection by Bus.