General Info

Welcome to Lakeside's Winter Bot Bash.  As always, we will try to run a fun and relaxed event.  

Our event will be located behind Lakeside High School in the STEM Building also known as the Joyce L Vaught Alternative Learning Environment Building.  Please do not use the 1110 S. Lakeshore address - this address will take you to the Administration Building.  Please use 336 Hwy 82 W.  The event will be hosted in the building behind the high school - just follow the signs.  There is plenty of space for buses to park in the parking lot.  Also, spectators are welcome to attend.  

Engineering notebooks will be turned in the morning of the competition.We are currently only accepting physical notebooks.

Judges interviews will be SCHEDULED.  These scheduled interview times will coincide with the morning Skills portion, and you will receive your interview schedule at the event.

This event is currently slated to be a mixed event.  If we have enough Elementary vs Middle School teams, we will split the Excellence award, to provide 1 excellence award for Middle School, and 1 Excellence award for Elementary.

What to Expect

• 2 Event Fields/Skills Fields 

• 2 Provided Practice Fields - Teams may bring practice fields and will be allowed to put them up if space permits.  They will be required to share their practice fields with other teams.

• Pit tables organized 1 to  2 teams per table depending on tournament size

• 1 power station (Bring your Own Charger)

Inspection

• Size will be determined with a 2' x 6' field portion.  

• Robots will be placed on the field portion, and a sizing tool will be run across the robot to ensure proper height and width.

• To avoid crowding, please send only 2 team members to the sizing table

• Once Sized, a second inspector will complete your inspections paperwork

• Reminder:  Zip Ties are NOT legal Vex IQ components, even for cable management.  Robots with zip ties will NOT pass inspection.

• Reminder: Cables and Wires ARE PART OF YOUR ROBOT.  They cannot extend beyond the robot maximum size at any time.

• Reminder: At the beginning of a match, robots must fit within an 11" x 20" x 15" volume. While the height can increase beyond 15" during the match, the length and width cannot exceed the 11" x 20" starting dimensions. 

AWARDS

• Judged Awards  

  • Excellence Award

  • Design Award 

  • Judges Award 

  • Innovate Award

  • Sportsmanship

• Tournament Awards

  • Robot Skills Champion Award

  • Teamwork Champion Award

We will have a concession with drinks and snacks, along with lunch options that will be posted closer to the tournament date.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging