Seattle Capital hill - venue details

Additional details for Event Day

This page outlines details that both builders and spectators need to know for event day.

The venue is Punk Rock Flea Market: 420 15th Ave E. Seattle WA 98112

Venue Specifics

All venue details are available HERE.

All SRS contests, noon demonstration and display tables will be held indoors.

For either spectator or participating robot builder, plan on packing\transporting (in & out) all your materials – the venue is not responsible for anything brought on site.

Bring own food and non-alcoholic beverages – note that some neighborhood eateries are available also.

The SRS & WAR committees will provide some tables and chairs, but for your special needs and a guaranteed chair – suggested to bring your own.

There is limited parking available on the venue property and surrounding neighborhood – perhaps plan for public transportation options.

Contest Specifics

Build Challenge #1

  • Course characteristics setup on the venue floor space:
    • The “Square” will be 15 feet on each side; with no tape-markings used.
    • The corners are marked with Mini-Orange Cones – so the robot navigation will be around the outside edge of the course boundary defined.

Build Challenge #2

  • Course characteristics setup on the venue floor space:
    • An un-planned Goal and Origin locations will be identified\setup.
    • The straight-line separation distance between them will be 25 feet.
    • The 2 locations will be marked with Mini-Orange Cones.

Line Maze

  • The SRS owned Line Maze titles will be used on the venue floor space using an un-planned maze design.

Line Following

  • Both contest Tiers will be run on one (the same) course.
  • The SRS owned Line Following pieces will be used on the venue floor space using an un-planned closed loop design. The design will include both the “Start\End Line” and the “Direction Arrow” when the loop is assembled.

Mini-Sumo

  • Autonomous Division only.
  • The SRS owned wood and metal Dohyo’s will be used on the venue floor space.
  • For simplicity the Dohyo will be placed on a flat surface and slightly elevated with blocks
  • The metal Dohyo will be used on top of the wood Dohyo.

Pop-Can Challenge

  • The SRS owned contest arena will be used on the venue floor space using an un-planned arrangement of all required furniture and objects.