Robot Royale

Name: Robot Royale
Start: 2024-12-08T09:00:00+10:00
Location: Michael Crouch Innovation Centre UNSW

Schedule

Sun Dec 08 2024 at 09:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Michael Crouch Innovation Centre UNSW | Redfern, NS

🤖 ROBOT ROYALE IS BACK, BIGGER THAN EVER!! 🤖

🚒 Brace yourselves for an EPIC showdown at Robot Royale 2024! 🥊 Organized by CREATErLABS UNSW and UNSW Founders, in collaboration with Wollongong robot combat, this is THE ultimate robot fighting competition you've been waiting for! 🏆 💥
Team up with fellow robot enthusiasts or dare to embark solo on the journey to build your own 150g Antweight Battlebot robot and go up against the best in our custom robot combat arena!

There are now 🏆 TWO LEAGUES 🏆, and you can join any/all of them:
⚡Open ants (SPARKS WILL FLY!!)
⚡Plastic ants (PLANTS)

🎒Rulesheet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A3o7RYoLVfLEUAzXJoUEa8HMcJY39gT0?usp=sharing
Whether you're a seasoned roboticist or a curious newcomer, Robot Royale is your chance to apply your engineering skills to the one true purpose of life - 🔥Fighting Robots 🔥
We have tailored Robot Royale specifically to be totally beginner-friendly and open to all robotics enthusiasts across Australia! It will now be run as a 2-day competition where the first day is a last minute build/practice session and the second day is when the CARNAGE begins😈😈
🗓️ Date: Sunday, December 8 2024 (and an optional build day on the 7th of December)
📍Location: MCIC UNSW, Kensington
🙋🏼‍♂️ Who can participate: Anyone!

Have no experience building a cool Antweight battlebot? Or maybe you just want to work on your robot alongside other competitors. Fear not for we will now also be running 🛠️WEEKLY WORKSHOPS🛠️ catered specifically to teach you everything you need to know from scratch. We will guide you through step-by-step how to get started with building and controlling your very own 150g Antweight Battlebot robot!! You get to make it as destructive or as cool as you want.

🔧 Week 1 & 2 - Intro, kit handover
🔧 Week 3 - Sketching & cardboard prototyping
🔧 Week 4 - CAD, 3D printer slicing
🔧 Week 5 - Soldering & robot assembly
🔧 Week 7 - Radio Setup & Control practice
🔧 Week 8 - Spinner / lifter design, brushless motors & servos
🔧 Week 9 - Mini practice tournament
😛Week 10 - Extras and Social event
💪🏼Saturday 7th December (after exams) - Final build day
🏆Sunday 8th December (after exams) - Tournament!

Run every Tuesday in UNSW T3 5-8pm, at UNSW MCIC Makerspace, these workshops are an excellent place to cultivate your maker skills and get to meet like-minded people (or rivals!).

🛠️ Expression of interest form (1 per team): https://forms.gle/d8qErhfdm8VHmuCq5
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your tools, fire up your soldering iron, and get ready!
To stay up to date with the community and important announcements, please join our Discord.
🧐Discord: https://discord.gg/raab2PDfX7