2019 UPDATE
Once again we will host a full FRC Off Season Event that goes on during ROBO-CON!
We are still organizing and are thinking of the possibility of making it a 2 day event,
with matches starting Friday afternoon and having room for 32 teams.
Registration costs are projected to be the same as last year, with an early reg discount.
More info to come!
Once again we will host a full FRC Off Season Event that goes on during ROBO-CON!
We are still organizing and are thinking of the possibility of making it a 2 day event,
with matches starting Friday afternoon and having room for 32 teams.
Registration costs are projected to be the same as last year, with an early reg discount.
More info to come!
Want to play Power Up one more time?
Join us for the first ROBO-CON FRC off-season competition!
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Team 1684 The Chimeras and Team 5460 Strike Zone are teaming up to host the 1st ever ROBO-CON FRC Off-Season Event! Join us Saturday, July 21st for a full day of competition!
Thank you to all the teams who came out to compete!
Congrats to the WINNERS of our 1st ROBOCON FRC Event - Alliance #1 of captains, Team 3539 Byting Bulldogs with partners Team 2337 EngiNERDs and Team 6085 Brown City Devil Bots
Also congrats to the FINALISTS - Alliance #2 of captains, Team 1684 The Chimeras with partners Team 5460 Strike Zone and Team 818 Steel Armadillos
HOST TEAM AWARDS:
"Most Lit" - Team 5712 Hemlock's Gray Matter (given by Team 1684 The Chimeras)
"Most Striking Robot" - Team 4362 Gems (given by Team 5460 Strike Zone)
Congrats to the WINNERS of our 1st ROBOCON FRC Event - Alliance #1 of captains, Team 3539 Byting Bulldogs with partners Team 2337 EngiNERDs and Team 6085 Brown City Devil Bots
Also congrats to the FINALISTS - Alliance #2 of captains, Team 1684 The Chimeras with partners Team 5460 Strike Zone and Team 818 Steel Armadillos
HOST TEAM AWARDS:
"Most Lit" - Team 5712 Hemlock's Gray Matter (given by Team 1684 The Chimeras)
"Most Striking Robot" - Team 4362 Gems (given by Team 5460 Strike Zone)
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Event Photos: Click HERE for the Flickr album of photos taken of the event by Cherri Weir of Team 5460
Event Results: Click HERE for data uploaded to The Blue Alliance
Event Results: Click HERE for data uploaded to The Blue Alliance
Competition video. Thanks to First Updates Now for letting us use their YouTube to stream!
RoboZone TV Podcast Coverage:
RoboCon 2018 Follow-Up with a Bulldog | Episode #68 | RoboZone TV
Robo-Con 2018 & View of the Moon Shot | Episode #63 | RoboZone TV
RoboCon 2018 Follow-Up with a Bulldog | Episode #68 | RoboZone TV
Robo-Con 2018 & View of the Moon Shot | Episode #63 | RoboZone TV
Attending teams, let us know how we did! Your feedback is appreciated to help us improve for next year! Click HERE for a brief feedback survey.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Event Details
- ROBO-CON will now feature a full FRC Off-Season Event!
- DATE: Saturday, July 21, 2018
- TIME (FOR TEAMS): 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. (detailed agenda coming soon, times may change)
- LOCATION: Lapeer Center for Innovation, 170 Millville Road, Lapeer, MI 48446
- COST: $250 per team ($50 discount if you sign up before June 22nd!)
- After registering your team you will receive a follow-up email with payment instructions
- Payment due by 7/9/18
- Agenda and detailed information will also be sent to teams
- 24 teams, 8 qualification matches and all play in the eliminations
- A waitlist will be created in the event a team has to cancel
- Teams will be allowed to load in Friday night from 6-8pm to make for a smoother start on Saturday
- Awards will be given at closing
- We will have air conditioning in the main gym holding the event and the pit area this year!
NOTE: For those that have been to ROBO-CON in the past, the FRC portion included letting the public drive your robots in matches on the full field. This will no longer be a part of the FRC portion in the main gym. Instead, it will be located on a half field near the other robotics fields for the ROBO Driver's Academy and manned by our team members with robots for them to still drive. A change was needed due to our increased attendance and also the desire of the host teams to offer an off season event for FRC teams to play the game one more time.
What you are signing up for is a full off-season event! So come ready to compete and have fun with other FRC teams for another round of Power Up!
* If you would like to help out with the ROBO Driver's License portion while here, you are more than welcome to do so! Just bring a practice, demo or older robot that you would allow kids to drive for 2.5 minutes and be with them while doing so. (they love the ones that can shoot something!) We will be cycling the robots throughout the day for this activity.
Just note in the comments when registering that you'd like to help us with the public driving as well and we'll send info about that as the event gets closer.
What you are signing up for is a full off-season event! So come ready to compete and have fun with other FRC teams for another round of Power Up!
* If you would like to help out with the ROBO Driver's License portion while here, you are more than welcome to do so! Just bring a practice, demo or older robot that you would allow kids to drive for 2.5 minutes and be with them while doing so. (they love the ones that can shoot something!) We will be cycling the robots throughout the day for this activity.
Just note in the comments when registering that you'd like to help us with the public driving as well and we'll send info about that as the event gets closer.
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CURRENT ATTENDEES
(as of 6/22/2018) HOST TEAMS: Team 1684 The Chimeras Team 5460 Strike Zone REGISTERED TEAMS: Team 68 Truck Town Thunder Team 226 Hammerheads Team 503 Frog Force Team 548 RobostangsTeam Team 818 Steel Armadillos Team 1188 RoboRavens Team 1718 The Fighting Pi Team 2337 EngiNERDs Team 2832 Livonia Warriors Team 3534 House of Cards Team 3535 Galaktech Invaders Team 3539 Byting Bulldogs Team 4130 The Blue Devils Team 4362 Gems Team 4961 Shock & Awe-sum Team 5234 The Marauderbots Team 5517 Engineers on Fire Team 5612 Bentley Robo-Raptors Team 5712 Hemlock's Gray Matter Team 6071 Bot Central Team 6085 Brown City Green Devil Bots Team 6861 The Tyros Team |
What else to do while here:
The fifth annual Michigan ROBO-CON Festival of Robotics & STEM features:
- ROBO Driver's Academy - Earn your ROBO Driver's License while driving robots on each full field of FIRST and VEX Robotics
- 10+ engaging STEM activities for all ages!
- Representatives from Universities and Businesses
- RoboZone TV on site
- Booths from local businesses and innovators, many with interactive displays or activities!
- Festival admission is FREE. Concessions will be available.
- ...and FUN! Spend time with other teams doing what you love to do all the while helping us to spread the message of FIRST!
