The Bot Spot: Mini Mayhem!

Welcome to The Bot Spot! 

This Tournament will host FC Ant, Plastic Ant, Fairy, and FLEA brackets. 

Address: 255 N University Ave, Provo, UT 84604

Details & Links:

• Lunch & snacks will be available for purchase 
• Power Outlets will be available
• Tournament will be live-streamed on YouTube: 
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• Challonge brackets:
  • Fairyweight: tbd
  • Plastic Ant:   tbd
  • FC Ant:         tbd
  • Beetle:          tbd

Schedule:

• 8:00am: Doors open
• 8:30am: Safety Inspections begin
• 9:30am: Safety Inspections end
• 9:45am: Driver's Safety Meeting
• 10:00am: Brackets are shuffled and finalized
• 10:05am: Fights begin!
• Lunch: 60 minute break sometime around 12 or 1
• Fighting resumes; tournament ends around 5:00pm (loose estimate)

Tournament Rules:

• All brackets will follow SPARC guidelines v1.5. Judges will use the "Damage, Agression, & Control" criteria 
• Brackets with 7+ players will be double elimination. Brackets with 6 or less will be round-robin brackets

Fleaweight Rules:

• Fleas will be hosted at this event: put your engineering skills to the test, and make a bot that weighs 75g!
• Due to requests: flamethrower fleas will be allowed. Please contact EO beforehand. Typical SPARC rules still apply

Additional Rules:

• All batteries MUST be charged in a fireproof bag or container. Participants who break this rule will be asked to leave.
• Beetleweight weapons will be limited to 250mph tip speed in order to minimize arena damage. Tip speed will be calculated theorhetically using the following: Weapon Radius, Pulley Ratio (if applicable), Motor kv Rating, and LiPo Cell Count. (LiPo: 3.7V/cell)
• Each robot must be able to fit in a 1ft cube (in any orientation). This is done to ensure that if a bot is on fire it can fit in the sand bucket. Flexible parts that can easily be flexed to fit are allowed. (Robots which don't fit must establish a fire plan with the EO)
• Magnets for dowforce are allowed (except for Plastic Antweight). The robot cannot have enough magnetic force to hang upside down from a steel plate
• Throughout the tournament, bots may be weighed before a fight to ensure fair play
• Each bot is guarunteed 20 min of repair time between fights. Bots who need more repair time will be given an additional 20 minutes (Limit once per bot)

Safety Inspections:

• Each robot willl be weighed (For modular robots, weigh in with your heaviest configuration)
• Each robot will be inspected to ensure it follows SPARC build guidelines
• The robot will be placed in the arena to demonstrate safe Load In & Load Out procedure, and failsafes for weapon and drive systems
• ***NOTE: In the past, there has been leniency with check-ins. From now on, if your bot is not checked in on time, you will not be placed in the bracket!

Arena Details:

• Arena is 8 x 8 x 4ft in size
• Floor material is steel

We ask that every participant include a photo of their robot in the robot's profile. No mysterious competitors!

Event Organizer:
John Hellewell: hellewell.johnr@gmail.com
Please reach out to me with any questions. Thank you!