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Cork VEX IQ Competition Regional A

Date
17-Jan-2023 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-22-0687
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
24
Spots Open
11
Event Region
Ireland
Max Registrations per Organization
3
Standard Registration Opens
24-Oct-2022 11:21 EDT
Registration Deadline
16-Jan-2023 11:20 EST
Price
FREE
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This is 1st of 2 Regional events in Cork for Prmary schools VEX IQ competition.


Grade Level: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 17-Jan-2023

Venue/Location:
MTU Bishopstown Campus Students Parking
Cork, T12E928
Ireland

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Agenda

08:45 – 09:30​

Arrive to MTU Nexus Hall.​

Register your team on arrival at the check-in desk.​

Handover your Engineering Logbook.​

Handover Student Consent Forms on the day. Permission for photos etc.​

Receive your passport that needs to be completed during the day. Image below.​

Setup at your allocated pit. ​

09:00 – 09:45​

Complete Robot Inspection as soon as possible. There will be an inspection desk.​

09:30 – 11:30​

Robot Skills Matches. 3 X Driver Skills & 3 X Programming Skills (see Appendix B in Game Manual)​

  • One team per Arena. (up to 6 Arenas play in parallel)​

  • Each skills match is 60 seconds in duration .​

  • Robot Skills is a trophy award and independent of the Teamwork Matches that follow.​

11:45 – 13:00​

Teamwork Matches as per timetable that will be handed out during morning.​

  • Two teams per Arena. (paired teams pre-decided as per the schedule handed out)​

  • Each team could have up to 8 matches during this period !!!​

  • Each Teamwork match is 60 seconds in duration.​

  • Teams work together to score maximum points.​

13:00 – 13:30​

Break.​

13:30 – 13:45​

Top Team Selection. (Top ranked teams form alliance by selecting a partner team for Final Matches)​

13:45 – 14:30​

Top Team Final Matches.​

14:30 – 15:00​

Awards.​

Volunteer

TBC

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Arrangements will be made to move event date

Refund and Payment Policies

no cost

Judging Format

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  • No Judging
  • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
  •  All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact.  Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
  • Remote Initial Team Interviews / In-Person Engineering Notebooks: Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, possibly before the date of the event. Engineering Notebooks will still be submitted in person the day of the event to be evaluated by judges.
  •  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.