27th December 2011 - Robots Live - Snibston Discovery Park

Robot Live are returning to our roots for a return to Snibston Discovery Park in Coalville, Leicester (about 4miles from our Whitwick venue). Our first public event was held here back in 2003, we will be running a similar event again. There will be fighting robots on display, antweight competition, our pay to drive system and mechanoids ect. We dont have many events like this anymore, where you can have a chat and a chance to show off any robot related christmas presents!

In 2003 we had 2000 people over the day who visited, and was attended by many robots including; Chaos 2, Tornado, S3, Pussycat, Bulldog Breed, Storm 2, Mute and it was the first appearance of Big Nipper where we all stood around saying That will never work!, how wrong we were!

Times: Are to be confirmed but probably 10am-4pm.

Venue: Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3LN

We are mainly looking for robots for static display and any other robot related stuff you might have for show. Interactive robots (mechanoids, daleks ect can drive around the museum). We should be able to get you free access into the museum as well. Antweights will be fighting, I understand they are running a Team Championships, so best check out the Antweight forum for more info on that.

If anybody wants to come along for a relaxed event, post here or send me an email (alan@robotslive.co.uk), antweights if you post of the RW101 forum.

i would like to bring K9 (baby pending!!) which is due 4th jan, so obviously i mite pull out of attending at the last minute :lol:

Antweight forum at http://www.robotwars101.org/forum/vi...1e0bef89a17a1b

So far so good..........Should be there with The Walker and Full Tilt (unfinished) for static.

what type of floor is it i can drive k9 on? is it smooth or carpet do you know. thanks,

The floor is carpet (short pile, like carpet tiles). Time are 10am 'till 5pm, so if you can arrive anytime before 10am. If you have any build pictures, videos etc that can be with your robots for people to look at that would be great as well. Don't see a problem with getting you free entry into the museum itself. I'll put a post up later with more information.

hey just to be clear, there won't be any heavies/feathers running? just for display and only ants are fighting

cheers

correct

Abit more info;

The antweight will be upstairs on the balcony, and the statics/P2Ds will be in the conference rooms. I believe the ants are running a team champs and normal competitions (can all antweights that are fighting sign up on the RW101 forum).

The event is free entry for the public and open 10am-5pm. There is a cafe in the museum, but its 'abit dear'.

The museum is abit harder to find than before, as they've built a huge housing estate infront of it, so keep and eye out for the brown tourist attraction signs.

Can those that are intending on coming please email or post on here that they are, that haven't already done so.

Please bring anything else you have such as banners, pictures, fact sheets ect.

We'd like to come if that's OK, should make for a nice day out :D

No problem, all welcome (well maybe not some!). Thye museums good if you've not been before.

may come :), are we ok to just come along yeah?

yeah, if you can give me some notice that would be great, just so i know what room/tables we need.

Loads of tables, maybe a record turnout this year Alan ?
Can't wait to c full tilt shane :)

I dont have any pictures or paperwork for it tho.

Doesn't matter, its just something else for poeple to look at, being seeeing as yours is half built anyway :P

13Black will be there, I`ll see what else I can find to bring.

Sorry Guys no can do.

Sorry guys, with the new arrival I'm needed at home, was really looking forward to it aswell

Had a great day out today, thanks to Alan and the rest of the crew for sorting everything out. Had a lot of fun with the ants and looking around the museum (though only briefly) was good too.

See you all soon in 2012 :-)

any pics of the day?

Yes took quite a few, just need time to sort out uploading etc.
I even managed to take my series 2 robot 'Limpet' so have some pictures of what is left of that too.