SEMO Quad Con - St Louis

Organizers:

COMIC CON in St. Charles, Missouri (Near St. Louis)

Quad Con Presents: St. Charles Comic and Toy Show
Special Presentation by SEMO Combat Robotics

EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR - PALM BEACH BOTS w/ Guest appearance from Andy (Owner of PBB) - Speacial Prize Package

**** THANKS TO TEAM COBOLT AND BATTLEBOTS CREW ***** 2 TICKETS WILL BE RAFFLED OFF FOR A VIEWING OF YOUR COICE TO THE NEW PRO-LEAGE SERIES

Public Viewing Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Steel Shop Event Center
49 Lawrence St, St. Charles, MO 63301

Date: April 19 – SUNDAY ONLY

Competitor Information

Load-In Hours: 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM

All loading doors must be closed at 9:30 AM
Anyone arriving after 9:30 AM will have to pay a $5 entry fee at the front entrance

Please bring any foldable tables if you have them.

Weight Classes:

We will strictly enforce all safety practices and follow the SPARC ruleset.

The floors in both arenas are painted wood. As always, we will do our best to perfect the seams.

Schedule

7:30 AM – Doors and pits open
8:30 AM – Registration begins (Head to registration first to complete forms and receive your safety checklist. This must be completed to be placed in brackets.)
8:35 AM – Safety check-in opens
9:30 AM – Check-in closes (All builders must be in the building)
10:00 AM – Drivers meeting (All bots should have passed safety. Brackets will be finalized after the safety meeting.)
10:15 AM – Fights begin

Lunch: When applicable (TBD)

Anyone willing to help tear down is greatly appreciated—we’ll be going out for food afterward!

Rules

We will follow the basic SPARC ruleset. The full ruleset will be updated soon.

General Rules:

No heat, fire, smoke, entanglement, or other weapons that do not fit the spirit of the rules
No weight bonuses for shufflers or other novel motion bots
Bots will have 20 minutes between fights for repairs (per bot, not per competitor)
One 10-minute extension per bot will be allowed
One unstick per bot (arena snags are possible—design carefully)
If your battery becomes exposed or exits the robot, the fight will end immediately in a TKO
Multibots are allowed as long as the combined weight does not exceed the class limit
No shuffler bonus for any weight class
The cutoff switch rule will not be enforced during this event (this may change in the future—follow Facebook or Discord for updates)

Plastic Antweight Specific Rules:

Approved materials include:

Sheet ABS or CNC-machined parts are not allowed.
If you have questions about material legality, please contact the Event Organizer (EO).

Format

Modified Swiss – First-ever format for SEMO
3-minute matches (may be reduced to 2 minutes depending on number of bots)
Judging criteria: 5-6-6 for aggression, control, and damage (Standard SPARC criteria)

Bracket links will be posted before the event, but matches will not be finalized until the day of the event.

Safety

Safety is our #1 priority.

Eye protection is required in the pits and near the arenas
Batteries must be charged at a communal station and placed in a LiPo bag while charging
A designated tool area will be provided for drills, Dremels, and soldering irons
Proper PPE must be used when operating tools

Teams are encouraged to bring their own tables, as venue tables are limited due to Comic Con vendors.

Chairs are available
Spectator bleachers will be available for viewing