Location:
The event will be held at the Ipswich Art Gallery on the long weekend starting 29th September 2012.
Address: Nicholas Street (between Limestone & Brisbane Streets) Ipswich CBD, Queensland 4305 For more details on how to get there and where to stay around Ipswich see. http://www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/about-us Event Schedule
Saturday will kick off at 10am for the qualifying rounds for the Featherweight (13.6kg) class robots. This is the biggest class of robots and they will be fighting out all day for a place in the finals.
Sunday will be Beetleweight qualifying (1.36kg) finishing off with the Featherweight finals. And Monday will see the swarms of tiny Antweight robots released for qualifying and finals and wind up the event with the Beetleweight finals and Medal presentations. |
Remember these are fighting robots so things do get broken. So to make sure you see the most action get there early. And just because the robots get smaller doesn't mean they pack less of a punch. Things don't always scale the way you expect and in the antweights don't be surprised to see robots bouncing off the arena roof and walls and then keep fighting!
For a more detailed break down of the preliminary event timeline see below. This timeline should only be used as a guide and will be adapted to fit rounds during the event. Depending on robot attrition rate rounds may be limited and times changed. Saturday 10:00am Featherweight weigh in, safety checks and round 1 draw 10:30am Featherweight Round 1 begins. 11:30am Featherweight Round 2 12:30pm Lunch Break 1:30pm Featherweight Round 3 2:30pm Featherweight Round 4 3:30pm Featherweight Round 5 4:30pm Decider round for robots on equal points. 5:00pm Finals qualifiers announced and close. Sunday 10:00am Beetleweight weigh in, safety checks and round 1 draw 10:30am Beetleweight Round 1 begins. 11:10am Beetleweight Round 2 11:50am Beetleweight Round 3 12:30pm Lunch Break 1:30pm Beetleweight Round 4 2:10pm Featherweight Quarter finals 2:40pm Beetleweight Round 5 3:10pm Featherweight Semi finals 3:30pm Decider round for Beetles on equal points. 3:45pm 3rd/4th Featherweights decider 4:00pm Featherweight Final 4:10pm Featherweight winners, beetle weight qualifiers announced and close. Monday 10:00am Antweight weigh in, safety checks and round 1 draw 10:30am Antweight Round 1 begins. 11:10am Antweight Round 2 11:50am Antweight Round 3 12:30pm Lunch Break 1:30pm Antweight Round 4 2:10pm Beetle Quarter finals 2:40pm Antweight Round 5 3:10pm Beetleweight Semi finals 3:30pm Antweight Quarter finals 3:50pm 3rd/4th Beetleweight decider 4:10pm Antweight Semi Final 4:20pm Beetleweight Final 4:30pm Antweight Final 4:45pm Medal presentations and close. |