Agenda

Session List

• Session 1, Thursday 10/2,  5:30 to 8 PM, at Notre Dame
• Session 2, Thursday 10/16,  5:30 to 8 PM, at Cranbrook
• Session 3, Tuesday 10/28, 5:30 to 8 PM, at Imlay City
• Session 3, Thursday 11/6,  5:30 to 8 PM, at Notre Dame
• Session 4, Thursday 11/20,  5:30 to 8 PM, at Cranbrook
• Skills only session, Friday 12/5, 3 to 8 PM, at Notre Dame 
• Final Qualification Session, Saturday 12/6,  9 AM to 12 PM, at Grand Blanc
• Skills, Saturday 12/6,  9 AM to 12 PM, at Grand Blanc
• Judging interviews, Saturday 12/6,  9 AM to 12 PM, at Grand Blanc
• Eliminations and Awards, Saturday 12/6, 12 PM to 5 PM, at Grand Blanc

Sessions 1 through 5

• 4:30 PM - Doors open. Please do not arrive before 4:30.  The doors may be unlocked, but the facility is not available for the league until 4:30.
• 5 PM - Inspections begin, skills field opens
• 5:30 PM - Opening ceremonies, Drivers meeting 
• 5:40 PM - Qualification matches begin.  Teams will have four matches at each qualification session, time permitting.  
• 8:00 - Qualification matches end.  If matches end early, the match field will be used for skills until 8 PM.

Skills Session (Friday, Dec 5)

At Notre Dame robotics lab.  Time permitting, teams will have 3 driving and 3 autonomous attempts.

• 3:00 PM - Doors open, inspections, skills line forms
• 8:00 PM - Wrap up

Final Qualification Session (Saturday, Dec 6)

Held at Grand Blanc High School in the Tartoni Event Center.  

• 8:30 AM - Doors open. Inspections begin
• 9:00 AM - Opening ceremonies, Drivers meeting 
• 9:15 AM - Qualification matches begin.  Teams will have two matches.  
• 12:00 PM - Qualification matches end.  League rankings are finalized.

Judging 

Electronic notebooks and in-person team interviews. 

Notebooks

Judged remotely, beginning Friday, November 28.

• 3:00 PM, Friday, November 28: Notebook links must be shared (through RobotEvents) for judging.

Team Interviews (Saturday, Dec 6)

Team interviews will be held in the Tartoni Event Center at the same time as qualification session 6.  

• 8:30 AM - Doors open
• 9:00 AM - Team interviews begin
• 12:00 PM - Team interviews conclude

Eliminations (Saturday, Dec 6)

Alliance selection will begin 15 minutes after the final qualification match has concluded.  

• ~12:15 PM - Alliance selection
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM - Lunch break
• 1:30 PM - Elimination matches start
• ~ 4:00 PM - Finals conclude

Awards (Saturday, Dec 6)

Award presentations will begin between elimination rounds and conclude with the Excellence Awards after the final match.  The Excellence Award will be presented to the top High School and Middle School teams. 

Winners of awards that qualify for the Michigan State Championship will take home a trophy.  Winners of other awards will be presented with a certificate.  

Volunteer

Assistance with queueing, refereeing, scorekeeping, judging, field reset, setup, breakdown, and the sharing of field/game elements is always welcomed.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Sessions that are canceled due to bad weather or other one-time disruptions will be rescheduled within the same calendar year.

The entire league will be postponed or reorganized if a state-wide shutdown order is issued due to a health emergency.

Refund and Payment Policies

Sorry, no refunds unless the event is canceled.

Date: 2-Oct-2025

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Date: 6-Dec-2025

Travel Info

Notre Dame Sessions

Held in the Robotics Lab, room E10, of the high school (main building), 1300 Giddings Rd, Pontiac, Michigan 48340.   

Campus map with directions to the robotics lab: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUN9o_16cH2bWljqWKsbpNv-SxDy6Dtn/view?usp=sharing. 

Cranbrook Sessions

Held in Hoey Hall Robotics Lab,  550 Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

Campus map with parking instructions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GgbmnKkdeSQWXAgiGo-kczAOWjLDwIM/view?usp=sharing

Judging Format

•  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 on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
• Notebook links must be made available for judging by Friday, November 28.

League Championship Info

Pre-Order Lunch Option

• All orders and payments are due by Wednesday, December 3rd, by 5:00 PM.

• We’re teaming up with Cottage Inn to offer two different pizza bundles for your team, each for $16.00

• Link to order using Google Forms

Event Location

Grand Blanc High School East Campus
Tartoni Center
12500 Holly Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439

Parking and Entry

• Enter off of Saginaw Street
• Use the Upper Parking Lot 
• Use the main entrance for the Tartoni Center
• Upon entering, go through the vestibule and veer to the right towards the main gym
  
  

Team Check-In 

• Upon arrival, please send one Coach to the registration table to check in
• All teams must be checked in by 9:00am

Team Pits

• All teams will be assigned one table in the main gym
• Safety glasses are required in the pits and at the field
• Due to venue restrictions, cutting, drilling, and grinding is not permitted in the pit area. If you need to cut, drill, or grind, please see Clinton Bolinger, the EP, for an appropriate place to do this.

Team Interviews

• All Teams will be given the option to participate in a judging interviews
• Interviews will take place in the main gym
• Additional information will be provided at team check-in

Robot Inspection

• All robots must pass final inspection before competing
• All robots must be inspected by 9:15am
• Inspection will take place in the main gym
• Inspection sheets are not required, inspection will be performed through Tournament Manager

Volunteer Sign-Up

• If you would like to volunteer, please sign up by 5:00pm on November 26, 2025
• Volunteer assignments will be emailed by November 28, 2025
• Link to Sign Up

Participation Threshold

Teams in this league are not expected to attend all six qualification sessions. Teams that attend three or more qualification sessions (including the morning session on the day of the finals) have met the participation threshold.  Teams that have attended less than three sessions will be ranked below teams that have attended three or more sessions.  This replaces rule T12, b.