2025 Boiler Bot Battle

Parents & Guardians: Provide consent for your student to attend the trip here:

Parent/Guardian Consent for Students - 2025 Boiler Bots Battle (B3)

Parents, Guardians, & Mentors: If you ride the bus and/or stay in the hotel with us, register here:

Parent & Mentor Registration - 2025 Boiler Bots Battle (B3)

Get ready for Boiler Bot Battle 2025, held on October 18th & 19th at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds!

This is our only post-season competition for 2025 REEFSCAPE. This is a great opportunity for new members, parents, and mentors to experience a competition!  All are highly encouraged to attend. 

Key Details:

• Event Dates: 

  • October 18th & 19th, 2025

• Location: 

  • Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds

    • Check out this video posted about the venue!

• Departure from New Tech: 

  • Saturday, October 18th at 11:30 AM CT

    • Students should arrive at 10:30 to help load the truck.

• Return to New Tech: 

  • Sunday, October 19th at approximately 9:30 PM CT

• Transportation: 

  • School bus

    • EVSC will provide transportation to and from New Tech Institute at the dates and times listed on the event details.

    • Students, Parents, Guardians, & Mentors are welcome to ride the bus as long as space permits.

      • 1-2 mentors will drive separately in the UHAUL.

    • Arrival times may change. We ask students to keep their parents/guardians informed of what time we will arrive back at New Tech Institute.

• Lodging:

  • Residence Inn by Marriott Lafayette

    • 3834 Grace Ln, Lafayette, IN 47905

    • (765) 479-7208

Additional Info

Meals & Expenses

• New Tech Institute provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner for students & mentors (unless otherwise communicated) for trips of varying lengths. Lunches are usually provided by event mentors, while breakfast and dinner are usually at a restaurant or hotel. 

• Parents & Guardians are responsible for their meal Saturday night and Sunday night

• Students will not incur any additional expenses. Students must bring their own money to purchase items not included as part of one of the meals. 

Hotel Rooms

• Students will room with 2-3 other student team members. ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY during the entire trip. We trust you to be respectful and responsible!!

Packing List

• Close-toed shoes

• Change of clothes for Sunday (where an orange Thunderbots or New Tech shirt)

• Money for incidentals

• Any electronics and chargers you’ll need

Adults in Charge

• Coach Adam Head & Mr. Tim Weisling

• Please call/text Coach Head with any questions/concerns at (812) 431-6021

• Parents/families are very welcome to attend the matches if you would like!

• We’ll post pictures and updates to New Tech's social media pages.

• We’ll provide snacks on the bus and at the competition since some meal times are later than normal.

Itinerary

Departure/Arrival times are Central Time. Event times are Eastern Time.

Saturday 10/18

• 10:30 am CT - Students and mentors arrive at New Tech to help load the truck.

• 11:30 am CT - Depart New Tech Institute High School

  • Cross into Eastern Time Zone

• 4:00 pm ET – Teams arrive to unload in pits

• 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET– Practice Matches (if field assembly is completed)

• 8:00 pm ET – Doors close

• 8:30 pm ET - Team Dinner

  • Dog N Suds Lafayette

    • 601 Sagamore Parkway, Lafayette, IN, United States, Indiana

    • +1 855-364-6783

• 10:00 pm ET - Check in at hotel

• 10:30 pm ET - Lights out

Sunday 10/19

• 6:30 am ET - Breakfast at hotel

• 7:00 am ET - Check out of hotel and head to event

• 7:15 am ET – Doors open, teams start loading in

• 7:15 am ET – 7:45 am – Field open for camera calibration

• 7:45 am ET – 8:15 am – Drivers meeting / Opening ceremonies

• 8:15 am ET – 12:30 pm – Qualifying matches

• 12:30 pm ET – 1:00 pm – Alliance selection

• 1:00 pm ET – 2:00 pm – Lunch (Provided by Thunderbots Mentors)

• 2:00 pm ET – 5:30 pm – Playoffs

• 5:30 pm ET – 6:00 pm – Closing ceremonies

• 6:00 pm ET - Depart Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds

• 7:45 pm ET - Stop in Bloomington for supper

  • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

  • 422 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

  • +1 (812) 590-4115

• Cross to Central Time Zone

• 9:30 pm CT - Arrive at New Tech Institute

  • Unload the truck and school bus

• 10:00 pm CT - Student pick up from New Tech Institute