[Kevin Kolodziej]

2014 RoboFest will be held once again as part of Harvest Fair at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds on Saturday, September 27th.

Competition is limited to 24 teams and we will be playing on an official FIRST field, including FMS - no communication issues this year!!

NEW to Harvest Fair this year is the addition of Maker Faire in the same hall as RoboFest! Between matches, students and mentors will be able to see some really neat creations. I hear there are some exhibits that are too large to fit inside the Expo Hall!!

Registration is now open at www.team1675.net/robofest. Cost is $225/robot for competition. Teams are welcome to enter a second robot, but if demand exceeds 24 teams, priority will be given to unique teams.

Sunday, September 28th, Harvest Fair and RoboFest continue with exhibitions. This is the perfect opportunity for grudge matches, mentor matches, and all sorts of fun stuff to show the visitors what FIRST and STEM are all about. We may even organize some skills competitions if there is interest. Teams willing to attend the competition on Saturday AND the exhibitions on Sunday will receive a $50 discount ($175 registration). Teams that cannot attend competition but are willing to exhibit on Sunday only are asked to provide $50 to help defray the costs of the playing field rental.

We'll be making a few tweaks to the game rules to help keep the matches flowing and ease the referees' jobs. We're also in need of volunteers and ask that all teams supply at least 2 volunteers to help with field reset, ball return, refereeing, and score keeping.

This is the perfect time to show new students what competition is like and give new drivers some on-field experience.

Please post here or contact me at kevin [dot] kolodziej [at] gmail.com