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Bristol Bot Builders & Official UWE Robotics Society bring you UWE's annual Beetleweight competition at the Students Union at University of West England. Sign ups required to compete in the beetle competition, spectators are welcome.
Sign up link: bbb.gd/uwe
please read sign up info before signing up
Event page: fb.com/events/557705787984471/
Join our group: fb.com/groups/bristolbotbuilders
Website: bristolbotbuilders.com
---- Venue / Times ----
Sunday 24th February 2019 at UWE Students Union, BS16 1QY
Upstairs in UWE Students Union - same as BBB3 & UWE beetle brawl last year.
Bring Heavies / Feathers for display on the ground floor entrance!
Exact Venue entrance location: https://goo.gl/maps/xzEQEkKTjaT2
Parking in visitors car park. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/DcuDou8Eczs
Regular Busses from Bristol centre and Bristol Parkway train station to UWE campus.
11am tech check
~12pm competition
~7pm finish
Food: Some snacks provided but bring your own lunch, there's also a student union shop that *should* be open 11am-10pm... but nothing else in the vicinity so don't rely on it!
---- Sign Up Info ----
Suggested £5 donation per team, can be cash/card on the day or paypal: bbb.gd/donate
Your team are welcome to enter 2 robots that you have built, but your secondary entry may not be able to compete in the main competition due to people signing up after you with their primary robot.
We want to have as many people involved as we can. Secondary entries that do not get a guaranteed slot are welcomed at the event in case of dropouts and also for whiteboard fights if there's time.
---- Rules & Safety ----
- Beetleweight, 1500g limit with 2% allowance to allow for error in scales
- No size limit.
- All robots must have a removable link, an independent (not on your BEC or Receiver!) power light and a fuse rated below the burst rating of the LiPo.
- All robots with a fast moving weapon must have a locking bar. If you are unsure if your robot fits this criteria, please ask!
- All sharp objects must have appropriate covers outside the arena
- All robots must have a cradle keeping all wheels and weapons from touching the table.
- All robots must failsafe within 10 seconds of losing signal.
- No heat, fire, glue, liquid or intentional entanglement weapons.
- If you feel there is a questionable element of your robot as per these rules, please ask the event organisers (Joe Brown or Craig Croucher) before arrival to ensure you do not compromise rules.
- Tech Check will be completed as per the FRA Check Sheet - http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/documents/Technical-Check-Sheet.pdf
- Tech Check will run from 11am for 1 hour only. Any robot that is not Tech Checked by this time will not be allowed to fight and will be withdrawn.
Sign up link: bbb.gd/uwe
please read sign up info before signing up
Event page: fb.com/events/557705787984471/
Join our group: fb.com/groups/bristolbotbuilders
Website: bristolbotbuilders.com
---- Venue / Times ----
Sunday 24th February 2019 at UWE Students Union, BS16 1QY
Upstairs in UWE Students Union - same as BBB3 & UWE beetle brawl last year.
Bring Heavies / Feathers for display on the ground floor entrance!
Exact Venue entrance location: https://goo.gl/maps/xzEQEkKTjaT2
Parking in visitors car park. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/DcuDou8Eczs
Regular Busses from Bristol centre and Bristol Parkway train station to UWE campus.
11am tech check
~12pm competition
~7pm finish
Food: Some snacks provided but bring your own lunch, there's also a student union shop that *should* be open 11am-10pm... but nothing else in the vicinity so don't rely on it!
---- Sign Up Info ----
Suggested £5 donation per team, can be cash/card on the day or paypal: bbb.gd/donate
Your team are welcome to enter 2 robots that you have built, but your secondary entry may not be able to compete in the main competition due to people signing up after you with their primary robot.
We want to have as many people involved as we can. Secondary entries that do not get a guaranteed slot are welcomed at the event in case of dropouts and also for whiteboard fights if there's time.
---- Rules & Safety ----
- Beetleweight, 1500g limit with 2% allowance to allow for error in scales
- No size limit.
- All robots must have a removable link, an independent (not on your BEC or Receiver!) power light and a fuse rated below the burst rating of the LiPo.
- All robots with a fast moving weapon must have a locking bar. If you are unsure if your robot fits this criteria, please ask!
- All sharp objects must have appropriate covers outside the arena
- All robots must have a cradle keeping all wheels and weapons from touching the table.
- All robots must failsafe within 10 seconds of losing signal.
- No heat, fire, glue, liquid or intentional entanglement weapons.
- If you feel there is a questionable element of your robot as per these rules, please ask the event organisers (Joe Brown or Craig Croucher) before arrival to ensure you do not compromise rules.
- Tech Check will be completed as per the FRA Check Sheet - http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/documents/Technical-Check-Sheet.pdf
- Tech Check will run from 11am for 1 hour only. Any robot that is not Tech Checked by this time will not be allowed to fight and will be withdrawn.
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