SC - B3: Bot Battle at the Bluff
Location
River Bluff High School
320 Corley Mill Rd., Lexington, South Carolina, 29072 United States
Get directionsGeneral information
Welcome to the 5th edition of the B3, Bot Battle at the Bluff.
The intent is to have 2 separate, blended divisions of 32 teams, Gold and Green, with division champions competing for tournament champion.
The event will take place in the main gym, with the crew pits in the auxiliary gym. There will be at least two match fields per division which will be used at begin of the competition for solo matches, and afterwards for alliance matches (please read the tentative agenda).
If you have any question please email me at hdaichendt@lexington1.net.
Use entrance A of off Corley Mill Rd to loop around the main parking lot and come to the gym parking lot to access the main gym door #2 and the auxiliary gym by door #3.
Food and beverage: There will concession stands for snacks and drinks, and food truck(s). There are other options at a 5 minute drive from the school (McD., CfA, Subway, Chipotle, Willie Jewell's BBQ, SubStation II, Chili's, Starbucks).
Agenda
7:00 a.m.: Doors Open
7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.: Registration, Check-in and Inspection
8:30 a.m.: Solo Matches Opens
10:30 a.m.: Solo Matches Closes
10:40 a.m.: Drivers and Coaches meeting
10:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.: Alliance matches Start
12:50 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Alliance Matches Continue
3:40 p.m.: Alliance Selection
4:00 p.m.: Elimination Matches
5:00 p.m.: Tournament Champions match
5:20 p.m.: Awards
6:00 p.m.: Door close
Judging format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams must submit an electronic copy of their digital notebook by Thursday, December 3 by 11:59 p.m. Upload the link ______.
Physical copies of notebooks will not be considered or accepted.
In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation per RECF instructions. Submission deadline: Thursday, Dec 3 by 11:59 p.m.
Awards
Travel information
Use entrance A from Corley Mill Rd.
Physical address:
320 Corley Mill Rd.
Lexington, SC 29072
Emergency information
Refund policy
All registered teams must pay within three weeks of their registration.
If the registered team cancels their participation, there will be no refund.
Registered teams 31 of 64
- Dates Sat, Dec 5, 2026 EST
- Registration Aug 27 – Nov 30, 2026
- Entry fee $90.00
- Payment due Dec 4, 2026
- Capacity 31 / 64 teams
- Program Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)
- Grade levels High School, Middle School
- Event type Tournament
- Qualification Qualifying Event
- Region South Carolina
- Association Open to all
- Season 2026-2027 Season