Bot Boogaloo 2025 Fall
We have tentatively selected the date and events for our final Bot Boogaloo of the year. The date will be November 15, 2025. We will hold it at the same place as the last few have been held, the Izaak Walton Lake clubhouse located at 725 Seven Hills Road, Metamora, IL. Registration for each robot in each event is $10. Attendance is free to all. Once again this competition will be on the casual side with trophies given to the top three places. The focus is on us all having fun and learning from each other.
For the competitions listed, we will give out trophies for the top three places if there are enough competitors. Robomagellan and Circle Touch will require two or more competitors. The other events will require three or more. If you plan on competing or have questions, please contact us at president@circpeoria.org. Rules will be posted on the Brawls and Boogaloos page. If the rules are final or tentative, they will be marked appropriately.
- Official Competitions
- Mini Sumo
- Line Follow
- Line Maze
- Robomagellan
- Drag Race
- Circle Touch
- Demonstrations
- Autonomous Drone
- Pick-n-Haul
- Inverted Pendulum
Schedule
- 9:00 AM Registration opens
- 10:00 AM Events start
- 12:30 PM (estimated) Trophies awarded
- 1:00 PM (estimated) Lunch
- 1:30 PM (estimated) Build Session
- 4:30 PM (estimated) Pack up
Our Build Session in the afternoon is an informal opportunity for all those interested to work on their projects, talk robotics, and exchange expertise. All are welcome.
July 24, 2025 at 5:05 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Build Sessions | No comment
July 2025 Monthly Meeting
Our July monthly meeting will be held this Tuesday, the 15th at 5:00 PM in person at River City Labs and online via Discord or Google Meet. If you want to attend online, message me and I’ll get a link to you. Visitors are welcome to attend. Our meeting format will be: 1) Planning and Business; 2) Tech Talk- “TBD”; 3) Show & Tell; 4) Mini Build & Test Session (Bring something that you want work on). Thank you River City Labs for allowing us to meet in your maker space.
July 14, 2025 at 11:10 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Final Lineup Tweaked for Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring
- Line Follow
- Line Maze
- Mini Sumo
- Circle Touch – New contest. Run this event to have fun and see how rules stand up.
- Line Drag Race – New contest. Run this event to have fun and see how rules stand up.
- New competition idea demonstrations – Members share new contest idea and demonstrate.
- Pick-n-haul: Plan next steps
- Robomagellan – Maybe discuss club robomagellan bot.
If you plan on attending to watch or participate, please contact president@circpeoria.org so we can plan accordingly.
June 11, 2025 at 8:42 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Build Sessions, Competitions | No comment
Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring Line of Events
Our Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring will be held on June 21st starting at 10:00 AM and finishing up at approximately noon. The location will be the Izaak Walton Lake clubhouse at 725 Seven Hills Road, Metamora, IL.
The events have been finalized and will be:
- Mini Sumo
- Line Follow
- Line Maze
- Robomagellan
Demonstrations or fun competitions
- Circle Touch – This is a new tabletop competition similar to Cone Stalking. We are developing rules and course.
- Drag Race – Developing rules and course.
- Inverted pendulum demonstration.
- Ideas for a new event – Participants demonstrate an idea for a new event and solve it themselves.
If you will or hope to be competing, let us know so we can plan accordingly. Contact president@circpeoria.org with questions or registration.
The cost to enter will be $10 per bot per event to be paid at check-in. Lunch will be ordered from a local restaurant and a donation jar will be used to cover the cost for those interested. The location will be the clubhouse at Izaak Walton Lake on 725 Seven Hills Road, Metamora, Illinois. Visitors are welcome and there will be no cost to watch.
These competitions will be run with the emphasis on comradery, learning, and the general enjoyment of hobby robotics.
After the competition we will have a Build Session. These are casual unorganized sessions where will build our bots and talk robotics.
June 5, 2025 at 2:34 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
June 2025 Monthly Meeting
Our June monthly meeting will be held Wednesday the 11th at 5:00 PM in person at River City Labs and online via Discord or Google Meet. Visitors are welcome to attend. Our meeting format will be: 1) Planning and Business; 2) Tech Talk- “TBD”; 3) Show & Tell; 4) Mini Build & Test Session (Bring something that you want to work on). We’ll probably order dinner at some point. Thank you River City Labs for allowing us to meet in your maker space.
May 29, 2025 at 11:05 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
May 2025 Monthly Meeting
Our May monthly meeting will be held Wednesday the 14th at 5:00 PM in person at River City Labs and online via Discord or Google Meet. Visitors are welcome to attend. Our meeting format will be: 1) Planning and Business – Decide Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring events; 2) Tech Talk- “TBD”; 3) Show & Tell; 4) Mini Build & Test Session (Bring something that you want work on). We’ll order dinner at some point. Thank you River City Labs for allowing us to meet in your maker space.
May 3, 2025 at 2:30 pm | Announcements, Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment
Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring Date Moved
The date for Bot Boogaloo 2025 Spring has been moved to June 21.
The events will be:
- Line Follow
- Line Maze
- Cone Stalking
- Robomagellan –
- Demonstrations or competitions
- Circle Touch – New event. Tabletop competition similar to Cone Stalking. Developing rules and course.
- Lawn mowing – Demonstration possibly.
- Drag Race – Developing rules and course.
- Inverted pendulum demonstration.
The line up of events may change depending on interest and preparedness. The final line up will be finalized May 14th. If you will be competing, let us know so we can plan accordingly. Contact president@circpeoria.org with questions or registration. Details will be posted here and on our Facebook page.
April 25, 2025 at 3:38 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Build Sessions, Competitions | No comment
March 2025 Meeting
Our March monthly meeting will be held Wednesday the 12th at 5:00 PM in person at River City Labs and online via Discord. Visitors are welcome to attend. Our meeting format will be: 1) Planning and Business (short and sweet); 2) Tech Talk- “Discuss Competitions for Spring Boogaloo in May and the future”; 3) Show & Tell; 4) Mini Build & Test Session (Bring something that you want work on). Thank you River City Labs for allowing us to meet in your maker space.
March 11, 2025 at 8:51 pm | Announcements, Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment
Bot Boogaloo 25 Winter Almost Here
February 18, 2025 at 1:04 pm | Announcements, Brawls & Build Sessions | No comment
February 2025 Meeting
We will be holding our February meeting on the 5th in order for the active members to all attend. We hope to see you there. The meeting will start at 5:00 PM in person at River City Labs and online via our Discord channel. Visitors are welcome to attend in person or online. If you want to attend online, contact Bruce at president@circpeoria.org to get an invite. Our meeting format will be: 1) Planning and Business; 2) Tech Talk- TBD; 3) Show & Tell; 4) Mini Build & Test Session. Thank you River City Labs for allowing us to meet in your maker space.
January 30, 2025 at 11:49 am | Announcements, Monthly Meeting Recaps | No comment