AIT Electric City Tier Takeover Qualifier

ENG20261134 Registration opens soon Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics)

Location

Anderson Institute of Technology

315 Pearman Dairy Rd, Anderson, South Carolina, 29625 United States

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General information

The AIT Electric City Tier Takeover Qualifier is an annual event where elementary and middle school teams can compete to qualify for the state championship and ultimately for worlds.

Agenda

8 am - doors to AIT open, and teams will check-in and get inspected

Robots need to pass an inspection before competing. Please prepare your robot at your table until you see that an opening is available to have your robot inspected.

8:20 am - Welcome and announcements

8:30 am - Skills competition begins 

Teams may begin as soon as the welcome and announcements are over and as soon as your robot has passed inspection; you will be allowed 3 attempts to get your best score. The skills competition will be made available on all tables until 10 am. Once qualification matches begin only the Skills Field will be used for skills challenges until lunch.

10:00 am - Qualifying Matches 

We will run the scheduler as soon as all teams have arrived and have been inspected. We will do our best to start on time, but plan to be flexible.

11:45 am - Lunch 

There will be a dining area outside of the conference room set up for participants.

12:15 pm - Qualifying Matches  continue until ~ 1:45 pm

2:30 pm - Finals and Awards 


Judging format

Engineering notebooks should be submitted via the link on recfevents.org one week prior to the event (Try to do this by January 29; we will access the notebooks the Saturday before the event.)


There will be in-person interviews by judges the day of the event.

Awards

Excellence Award (Elementary) Excellence Award (Middle School) Alliance Champion Design Award Innovate Award Create Award Solo Match Champion Build Award Judges Award Inspire Award Sportsmanship Award Energy Award 3D Printing & Fabrication Award

Travel information

There will be parking available in the front of the building as well as to the right side of the building close to the front.


Signs will be placed to indicate where participants and spectators should enter.

Emergency information

In case of emergency, we will have an SRO on site to assist. If severe weather occurs, we will notify everyone via email about a cancellation.

Refund policy

Teams withdrawing past the registration deadline will receive no refunds but can make arrangements if another team takes their place. Refunds up to $70 will be issued for cancellation of the event ($5 for RECF fee is deducted, as will any incidental costs incurred.

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  • Dates Sat, Feb 6, 2027 EST
  • Registration Nov 16, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
  • Entry fee $75.00
  • Payment due Jan 22, 2027
  • Capacity 0 / 24 teams
  • Program Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics)
  • Grade levels Elementary, Middle School
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region South Carolina
  • Affiliation Open to all
  • Season 2026-2027 Season
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Contact

The event partner is Kyle Locke; contact him at kylelocke@anderson5.net
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