Oklahoma State VEX IQ Middle School Robotics Championship
- Date
- 9-Mar-2019 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-18-7137
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- Oklahoma
- Standard Registration Opens
- 3-Nov-2018 11:03 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Mar-2019 11:04 EST
- Price
- $75.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Skills Challenges will be available to all teams, with 3 Max Driver attempts and 3 Max Programming attempts per team.
The top ten (10) teams from the qualification rounds will participate in Finals. These ten (10) teams will be automatically paired into 5 Alliances. The top scoring alliance in Finals will earn the Tournament Champion Award.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. To help all teams prepare, here are a few tips for each team:
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here. http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_robotinspectionchecklist_2018-19
2. Check the official Game Manual for rule updates and changes.
http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/viq-current-game/
3. Check the official QA Forums for rule updates and changes.
https://events.vex.com/VIQC/2018-2019/QA
4. Carefully read all of the information contained in this tournament posting all updates will be posted here
5. 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
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering notebook.
6. Read through the Awards Appendix, there has been some small changes to the awards process.
http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_nextlevel_awardsappendix
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. 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 the venue is a very tight fit.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX IQ participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here: http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/vex-iq-challenge-referee-training-videos/
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here -
http://content.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/pdf/VEX-IQ-Troubleshooting-Flowcharts-20141117.pdf
11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/vexos
STEM Research Presentations
We will offer judging for the STEM Research Presentation. The winner of the STEM Research Award will get a World qualifying spot.
STEM Research Project and Presentation Details
https://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2018/07/stem-research-project-presentation-2018-19.pdf
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Mar-2019
Venue/Location:Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Saturday March 9th
7:30 am Registration, Inspection, Turn in NoteBook
9:00 am - 11:45 am Skills Challenge
9:00 am - 11:45 am Judging
11:30 pm - 11:45 Event Meeting*
11:45 - 12:15 Lunch
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Qualification matches
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Final alliance matches
5:10 pm Presentation of awards, closing
* In previous seasons this was called the Drivers Meeting, but is now the Event Meeting because it is intended for everyone at the tournament: students, mentors, teachers, and parents.
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer for the Oklahoma State VEX IQ MS event contact Barbara Fuller.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations please visit the event on events.vex.com where we will post updates about the event status as needed.
Refund and Payment Policies
Refunds will not be issued for this event unless extreme circumstances occur. Thanks