Official Competition Announcement & Sign Up Information!

[Brandon Martus]

Here is some exciting information about this year's competition:

This year we will be using an exciting new kit of parts featuring the IFI
Robot Prototyping Kit by Innovation First. Our kit will include many motors,
sensors, sprockets and gears not found in the basic kit to make building fun
and easy. This expanded custom kit will have a miniature version of the
Innovation First control system with all the same features and programming
capability. There are parts enough for you to build two robots that will be
a maximum size of 16" X 16" x 16".

Using the full remote capability of the Innovation system your drivers will
be using play station style joystick controls.

Here is the exciting news:

A "Team" will make TWO robots for a game that will be played Two robots vs.
Two robots. Yes that right. Your team is the "alliance" the entire
competition. But wait! There is more.......You have a choice of three
OPTIONS for the competition this year.

Option #1.
Your team builds both robots. This means you design, build and drive them
the entire competition. Your team pays the full entry fee. The entry fee is
$800.00

Option #2.
You form an "alliance " with another FIRST Team and share the kit of parts
to build the two robots. You STAY an alliance the entire competition. You
split the entry fee between you. Each school pays $400.00 total of $800.00

Option #3.
You form an "alliance" with a *NON FIRST school. You will work with them and
build the two robots together and excite them about the FIRST experience. To
reward you for this effort we will reduce the entry fee by $200.00. Total
entry fee is $600.00

* A non FIRST School is a school that has no students on ANY FIRST team.
Option #3 is subject to approval by Chief Delphi.

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION?

1. This is a great way to warm your team up to the FIRST competition on a
smaller scale with all the design problems and excitement of creating a
robot.

2. This competition will take far, far less time and effort than the past
years competitions. Most teams should be able to build a robot in less than
20 hours with this bolt together, no machining allowed robotic kit.

3. This is a great way to get students involved in a actual building phase
prior to the start of the FIRST season.

4. Students can do most or all of the design, construction and programming
with little assistance from the adults. YES, the adults may assist and help
design and build the robot.

5. You will be given a IFI Robot Prototyping Kit ( many of the same parts but fewer) by FIRST for prototyping when you register and pay your entry fees. It is intended by FIRST that this kit will assist teams in rapid
prototyping of their robot.

6. For a small additional fee you can keep our entire kit of parts ( and
your robots ) to add to the kit that you will be getting from FIRST.

You can register online at: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/cdi/signup.html

If you have additional questions please go to chiefdelphi.com and post a
message in the Chief Delphi Invitational forum. the link is
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/fo...?forumid=23&s=
or send a message to: Mike Martus mmartus@chiefdelphi.com or Joe Johnson
drjoe@chiefdelphi.com.

If you have participated in the past you know the benefits of this
competition. Space is limited so sign up soon. Registration deadline is
September 30th.