Texas Aimbots Fall Frenzy

 

The Texas Aimbots' insect-weight combat robotics tournament is back after a year!

This year’s tournament is in a new location, the Blinn-Rellis Administration Building! This competition is located in a prime spot between Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, and alleviates the need for builders to make long drives between major cities to compete in events. Attend this competition and meet representatives from our sponsor, Qorvo!

Join our discord for further updates!

 

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Event Specifics:

This year's Fall Frenzy will be hosted on Sunday, November, 3rd at the Blinn-Rellis Administration Building (Banquet Rooms).

The available weight classes at this event will be , 1lb (Plastic ant), 1lb (Ant), and 3lb (Beetle). 

Registration is open to anyone interested in attending. Registration opens October 14th, 2024 and closes midnight on November 2nd, 2024.

Please complete and email us at tamurobomasters@gmail.com this photo release form: Photo Release Form

We’re capping registration at 16 plastic ants, 16 ants, and 16 beetles (subject to change). If you didn’t make it into the registration, email us at tamurobomaster@gmail.com! We can work something out.

Matches will be 2 minutes long and will be judged using the SPARC ruleset.

Fire/Flame-based robots are not allowed, as our venue is indoors and we can not risk tripping the fire alarms.

We’ll be running a standard double-elimination bracket for all our weight classes. Hourly paid parking is available in lot 1000.

 

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Registration

Last day to register is Saturday, November 2nd at 11:59 PM!

1lb  Plastic Antweight/ Antweight-   

           $25

3lb  Beetleweight-   

           $30

Register here on robotcombatevents.com and pay through our online marketplace here. Make sure to add your team name and robot name to the "details" section when you pay for your registration so that we can link your registration to your payment. We do not permit refunds as the process for reimbursing funds is long & largely out of our control as a student-run organization. 

For further updates, join our Discord server!

 

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Schedule:

9:30 AM: Venue Opens, Safety and Check-in Opens

11:00 AM: Last call for competitors to arrive at the venue and check in.

11:00 AM: Last call for competitors to pass inspection. (Lunch begins)

12:00 PM: Matches Begin (Lunch ends)

6:00 PM: Matches End, Prize Ceremony

The schedule is subject to change within time constraints*

 

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Prizes:

We'll have trophies for 1st-3rd place

 

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Field:

The arena will be 6 ft x 6 ft with a wooden floor.

 

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Robot Specifics:

All robots are to meet SPARC robot construction requirements. We will not specifically require a power light, but there needs to be some means of identifying when the robot is powered on such as noise or light. Additionally, robots that can’t be disabled without taking the top off during safety will not pass inspection.

Robot Construction Specifications

More General SPARC Guidelines

The scale will be +/- 2 gram precision with calibration weights available.

We’ll be providing a 50% weight bonus for non-wheeled drivetrains. Examples include Droopy, non-wheeled versions of No-Fly-Zone, bristlebots, etc. Shufflers do not qualify for this weight bonus.

Modular robots can change no more than 50% of their weight between configurations, and all configurations must pass safety/inspection.

As an engineering-focused university, we actively encourage competitors to think outside the box and innovate to push the sport forward. If you build something that you think is riding the edge of the rules, email us at tamurobomasters@gmail.com and we’ll likely approve it!

 

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Ready Time and Postponements:

As the number of robots remaining in the competition drops, the ready time between your robots’ matches will get shorter. All robots will be guaranteed a minimum of 20 minutes between fights. This time is per bot, not per builder. If you are entering multiple bots, it is on you to manage your time. Robots that are not ready will forfeit their matches.

You will be allowed one postponement per robot, which will grant you an extra 20 minutes. Bots that aren’t ready within 2 minutes of the previous match, or that can’t make weight within 2 minutes of their weight check will be forced to use their postponement. If their postponement has already been used, they will forfeit the match.

 

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Volunteers:

If you’re interested in volunteering, please let us know on our discord or emailing tamurobomasters@gmail.com! Our event is powered by college students with a love for robotics so please have patience when waiting for responses.