HORD @ ColossalCon 2016

Event Description

ORC is pleased to announce that House of Robotic Destruction 2016 will be held during ColossalCon 2016 at Kalahari Resort Indoor Water in Sandusky OH. HORD will be one of many events and actives at ColossalCon. We have been given a number of free ColossalCon day pass for our competitors, and family members.

This event will be open to Flea weights (150 grams) Ant weights (1 lb) and Beetle weights (3 lbs). Fights will be structured in a modified double elimination tournament format, the finial will be fought as single elimination (no do over if loser bracket finalist wins). Weight class with less than 6 robots may fight round robin if a majority of drivers agree. We will be using the RFL rule set on our webpage ( http://www.ohiorobotclub.com/orc_2010_tech_tegs.pdf ).

This will be a public event with lots of spectators, ColossalCon draws thousands of convention goers and is promoting HORD as a feature event. This is a great opportunity to promo robot combat please help us by demonstrating good sportsmanship and good showmanship.

We have a number of sponsors that will be providing great prizes and awards.
Dimension Engineering; https://www.dimensionengineering.com/
FingerTech Robotics; http://www.fingertechrobotics.com/
SERVO Magazine; http://www.servomagazine.com/
ServoCity.com; https://www.servocity.com/

Tentative schedule
Arena Setup: 7:00am - 8:00am
Check and Safety; 8:00am - 10:00am
Drivers Meeting; 10:00am - 10:30am
Fight Session 1; 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch; 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Fight Session 2; 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Awards; 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Clean Up; 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Out the door 5:30pm

We have to completely out of the room 5:30pm to allow the next activity using that room to setup. Please arrive early with robots ready to pass safety inspection (please review rules section 4). Also help setting up and tearing down the arena is greatly appreciated.

About ColossalCon;
Colossalcon is a Japanese animation convention held in Northern Ohio during the beginning of June each year, and prides itself with being the region’s kick-off to the start of summer vacation. Our location, the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio, is a unique location, which offers a large convention center, plenty of accommodations and dining options, and the largest indoor waterpark in the country. Only minutes away from Cedar Point, Mills Creek Golf Course and historic downtown Sandusky, as well as an easy drive to Put-in-Bay and downtown Cleveland, Colossalcon is a premier beginning of summer destination.

Each year, we bring out notable voice actors and industry guests to be a part of our convention, with programming which features them throughout the weekend, as well as autograph sessions which are free to our attendees. In past years we have brought out such guests as Wendee Lee, Michael Coleman, Amy Tipton, Jamie McGonnigal, Christine Auten, Stephanie Sheh, Aaron Dismuke, Caitlin Glass, Vic Mignogna, Michelle Ruff, Melissa Fahn, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Chuck Huber, Brad Swaile, Wendy Powell, Chris Cason, Todd Haberkorn, Leah Clark, Christina Vee and J. Michael Taum.

While Colossalcon is a Japanese anime convention, we offer a wide variety of programming options throughout the course of the weekend which include costume contests, four dances, events and discussions featuring anime industry guests, game shows, and a wealth of panels about not only anime, but manga, video games and aspects of Japanese culture as well. We also have a large and spacious Dealer’s Room for all of your anime shopping, an Artist Alley for hand-crafted goods and art, and our own version of a flea market, for people to swap and sell their unused anime merchandise.

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