Betz Botz Robot Combat - Gears of the Harvest

Organizers:

Joseph Betz : josephmbetz@gmail.com

Wisconsin Robot Combat has now been rebranded to Betz Botz Robot Combat. Expect better events, more events (monthly), and the same stiff competition moving forwards!

Cash Prizes (Open Ant Only)

1st Place - $750

2nd Place - $200

3rd Place - $50 + Free entry credit

All Open Ants must comply with the Betz Botz Ruleset.

All Plastic Ants must comply with the Betz Botz Plastic Ruleset.

We are running a Modified Swiss format in both weight classes.

In Open Ants, the top 8 robots at the end of four qualifying rounds will be sent over to a single elimination tournament to determine the winner.

In Plastic Ants, the top 4 robots at the end of three qualifying rounds will be sent over to a single elimination tournament to determine the winner.

Judging

Betz Botz Judging Criteria

If free food and two free entry credits at any future event sounds good to you, sign up as a volunteer judge here. We’ll train you if you’ve never judged before. It’s a great time, but spots are limited, so sign up early!

Event Details

Friday Schedule	PLASTIC ANT ONLY
4:00pm-5:30pm	Setup and check-in
5:30pm-5:50pm	Driver's meeting
6:00pm-6:30pm	Round 1
6:40pm-7:10pm	Round 2
7:20pm-7:50pm	Round 3
8:00pm-8:10pm	Ro4
8:30pm-8:40pm	3rd place + Finals

Saturday Schedule	OPEN ANT ONLY
8:00am-9:30am	Setup and check-in
9:30am-9:50am	Driver's meeting
10:00am-11:40am	Round 1
11:40am-12:20pm	Lunch
12:20pm-2:00pm	Round 2
2:10pm-3:50pm	Round 3
4:00pm-5:40pm	Round 4
5:50pm-6:05pm	Ro8
6:25pm-6:30pm	Ro4
6:50pm-7:00pm	3rd place + Finals

Location: 156 St Lawrence Ave, Beloit, WI 53511

Spectator fee: Adult $5, 5yrs or younger free (anyone working on robots as a team member will just be given a competitor wrist band at check-in)

Food: There will be a food truck onsight for purchasing lunch on Saturday.

Power: Bring a power strip. Tables and chairs are provided, but we only have a few spots to plug in.

Tablespace: Each team (not robot) is given a 4ft x 1.5ft table space. If you need more than that, additional table space can be purchased at the event for $20 per space. This is first come first serve.

Arena

Size: 4' x 4' x 2'

Floor: Vinyl flooring

Kickplates: 1/2" UHMW

Event Flow

We'll be using two arenas to save time.

Everyone should be using the queuing spreadsheet (which we will link later) to keep track of their fight(s) coming up. When it is almost your fight, you should do your best to be at the queueing table so that you're ready to load in for the next match in a timely manner. We can disqualify builders if they go over their 20min repair window, and we can disqualify builders if they're not at the queue table within 2mins of the time they were supposed to load in.

Registration

Plastic Ant (1lb): 20 slots

Open Ant (1lb): 64 slots

Registration Time: 10/20/2023 @7:00pm CDT

Cost: $30 per Plastic Ant, $50 per Open Ant (pay by October 29th or be dropped)

Links

Brackets are preliminary.

Friday

Plastic Ant Qualifier Bracket

Plastic Ant Ro4 Bracket

Saturday

Open Ant Qualifier Bracket