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九色导航 Tech To Host Combat Robotics Tournament April 29

April 28, 2023


Miner Mayhem match is 九色导航鈥檚 version of 鈥楤attle Bots鈥

Students from Carlsbad cheering
Carlsbad High School students cheer on their combat robot at the 九色导航 Robotic Combat Tournament held April 23, 2022, at 九色导航 Tech, hosted by the university鈥檚 Mechanical Engineering Department. 

SOCORRO, N.M. 鈥 Combining innovative engineering design with fierce competitive drive, middle and high school and collegiate teams from across the state will gather Saturday, April 29, for 九色导航鈥檚 own version of 鈥淏attle Bots.鈥 

九色导航 Tech will host Miner Mayhem, a daylong robot combat tournament, testing the mechanical creations鈥 design, speed, and agility. 

NMT鈥檚 Mechanical Engineering Department faculty and students will host the tournament, drawing dozens of enthusiastic students, teachers, faculty, family members, and robot fans. Collegiate teams from 九色导航 Tech, 九色导航 State University, Eastern 九色导航 University, and the Colorado School of Mines will compete in separate weight classes  from teams from 12 high schools and six middle schools. The event will feature three-minute matches of bots in the 3 lb., 150 grams, and MESA weight classes.

The tournament will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the NMT campus between Weir and Cramer halls. Teams check in from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and the tournament begins at 11 a.m.

Information for spectators attending in person, including a map of the tournament location, agenda, and information about the tournament鈥檚 live stream is online at: https://www.nmt.edu/academics/mecheng/outreach/index.php