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The Colorado Energy Alliance is excited to bring you the first annual Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament, renamed in honor of a true hero. As a follow up to last year’s successful “Power Up the Rockies” event, KCMT is working toward becoming a premier off-season competition and festival for the robotics programs of the Rocky Mountain West.

WHERE: East High School, home of Team 1339, Denver

WHEN: September 28 (Saturday) Load in will begin Friday at 3:00pm.

WHAT: An off-season FRC event, held inside the schools Panek and Calloway gyms, played on a full official Destination Deep Space field. Also other events as part of the annual Colorado Energy Day, including outdoor exhibition matches, conferences and workshops, a team picnic in City Park, chances to interact with energy industry companies, and the opportunity to share your passion for robotics with a predicted 20,000 visitors on Saturday.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: participants will be asked to share their robots with the community as part of the Energy Day festival on Saturday, including helping to run a public booth outside, and using their robots in the outdoor exhibition (weather permitting, of course). We will also be asking for volunteers in key positions in the coming months, such as set-up/tear-down, MC, announcers, A/V, referees, etc. Check here for more details as plans become more firm.

OTHER DETAILS: space for a full pit area (with power) will be adjacent to the main competition arena. 1339’s shop (inside the school, just down the hall) will be open for most machining tasks. Food trucks will be on site Saturday, and there are plenty of good places to eat within an easy walk. Pit setup and some practice rounds will take place Friday evening.

Teams will be allowed to bring up to two robots with separate driveteams. These robots will be allowed to play with and against each other in quals. However, the two robots may not pick one another during alliance selections. Only one pit space will be provided for both robots.