ICT Fairy Fights #1

Event Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: It is my intention to hold this event on Saturday, February 10th around noon at the Fairmount Community Facility near the address listed below (the facility itself does not have an address). However, I will not have confirmation that the venue is reserved until the second week of January. This event may be canceled if this venue falls through and another cannot be located quickly. The event time listed is also not final and is subject to change. We will also be limited on space at this venue, so each robot may only bring three team members (the driver and two others).  

This is the first of what will hopefully become semi-regular fairyweight events in and around Wichita, Ks. The purpose of these events is to provide the area with more frequent access to robot combat with a low barrier to entry. With this goal in mind, the ICT Fairy Fights (name is a work in progress) will feature only a single elimination fairy bracket over roughly 3 hours rather than a double elimination bracket over a full day. We will do as many grudge matches as time allows with priority given to those bots which were eliminated from the tournament earliest, but robots are only guaranteed one fight. Keep in mind when designing for this competition that the arena is small at only 2' x 2' and features a spinning arena hazard in one corner that is powered by an Emax 2205 on a 2s lipo. It is capable of causing real damage to a fairyweight robot, but it will only be active as long as it survives during the competition. There will be no pit for tournament fights, but it could be used for grudge matches if both robots agree to it.

Entry Fee

$10 per robot (cash only); limit 2 robots per driver

Highlighted Rules

A complete and unique ruleset for this event will be posted soon. In the meantime, here are a few of the highlights that may make this event different from others:

• There will be NO weight bonuses of any kind. All robots must weigh 150 grams or less, regardless of their means of locomotion.
• Each driver is permitted to enter only two robots. Families/teams with multiple members may enter as many as two robots per unique driver.
• No 'exotic' weapons will be allowed. This includes (but is not limited to) fire/heat, hydraulics, and pneumatics. 
• Robots must fit fully into a 6" cube ready to fight due to the small size of the arena. For this same reason, pinning will only be allowed for 5 seconds at a time and grapples can last a maximum of 15 seconds.
• Fights will last for 3:00 but this may be adjusted to 2:00 if there is time pressure. We must be out of the venue on time.
• Batteries must be charged in a fire resistant charging bag.
• Fights that last the full match time will be decided by either one or three judges who will score based on the three standard categories of damage, control, and aggression. However, for this event, each category will be worth only 1 point and fractional points will not be awarded. That is, judges will simply be asked to decide "which robot was more damaging", "which robot was more controlling", and "which robot was more aggressive". Winning at least two out of the three categories will result in a victory. There will be no tolerance for any harassment of the judges.
• I (the event organizer) will be competing in the tournament, but I will do my best to ensure that the event is fair for everyone.
• All robots must use a hobby grade 2.4 Ghz controller. Other controllers may be allowed at the discretion of the event organizer. Please contact team.radius.robotics@gmail.com if you plan to bring a robot that does not use a hobby grade 2.4 Ghz controller.

Contact team.radius.robotics@gmail.com with any additional questions.

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