Charlotte Pre Holiday Tournament

معلومات عامة

Registration Information

All participating teams must be registered with VEX Robotics and the VEX Events website and have an official team number before registering for this event. Tournament fees must be paid before teams are allowed to compete. Registration and payments should be made through the VEX Events website.

Engineering notebooks

Digital Engineering notebooks will be used for this years event.  Be sure you have a link to your Digital Egineering notebook tied to your teams account on events.vex.com before Saturday, December 5, at 5:00 PM ET.

If your team would like to be considered for the Innovate award, you must follow the submission guidelines in the latest update to the Guide to Judging and any applicable answers in the Official Judging Q&A. In particular, take care that your submission uses or exactly replicates the Innovate Award Submission Information Form.

Lunch and Concessions

More information will be coming soon.

Competition Preparation

All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

Review all game information: Current Game Webpage

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Robots must use VEX IQ parts. Please self inspect before arriving at the tournament using the IQ Robot Inspection Checklist

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on events.vex.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.

   • Spare parts & tools

   • Batteries and chargers

   • Power strip and extension cord

   • Laptop computer

   • Programming cable

   • Engineering notebook (Required for judged awards)

   • Banners and other decorations for your team pit table

   • Giveaways if you have them

5. Be sure to read VEX Tournaments 101.

6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.

7. Prep for your interviews with the judges and read the Judge's Guide. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.

8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby, as teams are close to each other in the venue pit area. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks, ask the tournament director for a safe location if grinding is needed.

9. Ensure that you have the latest version of programming software and firmware for your VEX IQ Brain.

Participation and Consent Form

A completed form for all participants must be uploaded to events.vex.com prior to the tournament. Team leaders will need to check that all team members attending the event have completed the online consent form prior to the tournament. Online Consent Form

مستوى الصف: الكل

تحدي المهارات المقدر: نعم

صيغة الحكم: تقديم دفاتر الهندسة الرقمية / المقابلات الشخصية مع الفريق