Cleveland Cage Match Tournament
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Cuyahoga Community College in collaboration with the Ingenuity Festival is offering an exciting robotics challenge called the Cage Match Tournament, which is presented by the FirstEnergy Foundation. Teams will have an opportunity to race their robots around a track, have their robots “Dance the Night Away,” and show off their stuff in the “Trick my Bots” parade. This tournament is for the FRC robots.
Name: Cage Match Tournament
Dates: July 25, 26, 27
Locations: Cleveland, Ohio, during the annual Ingenuity Festival
Contact Information:
Michael Barron
email:
Michael.Barron@TRI-C.edu
Worth Mentioning:
There is no registration fee.
Prizes (tools) will be given to the winning robots.
Special arrangements have been made for lodging at a cost of $50.00 per night.
Tickets will be made available for the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Friday Night we will have the “Trick My Bot” parade. Robots will participate in a parade through the streets of Cleveland. You are encouraged to “Trick-Out” your robot using whatever gimmicks you feel will get the crowd excited. This is an opportunity to get creative -- think about lights, music, wings, etc. A panel of judges selected from various teams will award points for appearance and presentation. The winning robot gets a set of tools.
Saturday we will start the field competition. We are calling it the “Cage Match” for obvious reasons. Two robots will compete against each other in a race around a 20 x 20 track enclosed in a huge cage. Points will be awarded for crossing the finish line, and extra points will be awarded for pushing a 40” ball around – sound familiar?
In the evening, the robots will get a chance to dance autonomously to your music. This will give the programmers of your team a chance to get really creative and put some moves to music.
We want everyone to have a good time and get an opportunity to show off their robot at the Ingenuity Festival. Space is limited, and requests for participation are available by contacting Michael Barron at
Michael.Barron@TRI-C.edu or calling 216-987-6302.
Sunday the robots will be on display and we will be available to talk with the public. Clean-up will start in the late afternoon.