2011 Registration/Pit Information
Competition Releases!!!!
To participate in the BotsIQ PA finals each team member and advisor must submit the following signed forms when the team registers at the preliminary competition. Student forms MUST have a parent/guardian signature if under 18:
Competition Radio/Transmitters:
- A digital spread-spectrum controller is required.
- The BotsIQ Committee will NOT provide the radio/transmitters this year.
- Radios/Transmitters must meet the SPECIFICATIONS required by BotsIQ of Southwestern PA
- Teams may use any Spektrum radio issued by the BotsIQ committee in the past several years.
- Radio Alerts for Spektrum Radios
Please check the website below and test your radio as instructed:
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1885
Radio Recall Letter - Spektrum DX6i Alert Oct. 20, 2009
BotsIQ Wiki: Communicate with your fellow teams to solve probelms
The following documentation is provided for the Teams' information:
- BotsIQ Safety Requirements (Presentation by Greg Chambers, Oct. 2, 2009)
- Recommended Tools and Websites (additional recommendations in the teacher training presentations under the teacher training tab)
- (BotsIQ Competition Check List
- Documentation Guidelines (contains checklist)
- 2010 Documentation Checklist (to be used as initial documentation review)
- SWPA Documentation Guidelines (Oct 2, 2009)
- Documentation Evaluation Rubric(posted 1/09; will form basis for team interviews at Prelims)
- Inspection Procedure
- Bot Inspection Request Form
- Safety/Tech Inspection Checklist - Internal
- Safety/Tech Inspection Checklist - Functional
- BotsIQ Tournament Rules and Procedures (2008 Update)
- BotsIQ Mini Class Technical Regulations
- Directions to Century III Mall and Mall Map (2010 update)
Pre-competition information
Please check the website prior to the competition for updates!