Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

Saturday, March 21th, 2026

8:00 Teams Registration Arrive, Inspection and Pit Opens
9:00-9:15 Drivers and Coaches Meeting
8:45-18:00 Skills field open (Each team is allotted 3 attempts at each skills challenge)
9:15-10:00 Practice matches
10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30-13:00 Qualifying Rounds
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00 Judges Invitations interviews
14:00-18:00 Qualifying Rounds
18:00 Venue Closes

Sunday, March 22th, 2026

8:00A Pit Opens
8:30-9:30 Skills field open
8:30-9:30 Qualifying Rounds
9:30-10:30 Alliance Selection
10:30-12:00 Elimination Matches
12:00-12:30 Finals
12:30-13:00 Closing Ceremony
13:30 Event Closes

Volunteer

Join our great team of volunteers!  Benefits include a event t-shirt, and the pride of knowing you were part of making the event a success.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Due to the nature of scheduling an event of this size there is no viable way to have contigency dates due to weather and weather related events.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In the event that the Event Partner cancels the competition, all registered teams will be notified as soon as possible with information and all requests for refunds must be made in writing via email.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

The deadline to request a return will be February 28, 2026. The management costs will be deducted from the amount to be returned.

Date: 21-Mar-2026 - 22-Mar-2026

Travel Info

Travel Information

For visitors from other countries and far-flung destinations, flying is a great option for getting to Andorra. There are transport connections to all of the main airports in our vicinity, with the largest being Barcelona Airport (located some 200 kilometres from Andorra).

The Directbus line connecting Andorra to Barcelona Airport boasts a high frequency of departures throughout the year, in both directions. Additionally, the Directbus always stops at Sants bus station in Barcelona city. The journey between Andorra and Barcelona Airport is approximately 3.5 hours.

Directbus stops at both terminals in Barcelona Airport. At Terminal 1, the arrival and departure point is the Arrivals area on the ground floor; and at Terminal 2, the arrival and departure point is next to the Bloc Tècnic building (between terminals 2B and 2C). En route, and as mentioned above, the bus also stops at Sants bus station in Barcelona city. In Andorra, the arrival and departure point is the National Bus Station on Carrer de la Cúria s/n in Andorra la Vella, close to the city centre, from where taxi services are readily available.

To travel from Barcelona Airport to Andorra, you can travel with the BUS DIRECT company. In the following link you can find all the information.

Visit Andorra (Touris Information)

Direct Bus

Hotel Information & Facilities

HOTEL CÈRVOL (Andorra la Vella) and HOTEL COMTES D’URGELL (Escaldes)

Check-in Friday 20/3 and check-out Sunday 22/3 (2 nights)
Double room: 240.-€
Single room: 180.-€
Triple room: 330-€
Half Board

HOTEL CÈRVOL (Andorra la Vella) and HOTEL COMTES D’URGELL (Escaldes)

Check-in Friday 20/3 and check-out Sunday 22/3 (2 nights)
Double room: 220.-€
Single room: 160.-€
Triple room: 270-€
Bed and breakfast

If you are interested in making a reservation, please send an email to [email protected] and we will put you in contact with the hotel's reservation center. 

Tourist Information

Visitor Information

Atypical Andorra Winter (EN)

Atypical Andorra - Shopping (EN)

Webcast

The event is scheduled to be broadcast live on the Andorra Telecom YouTube channel.

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should submitting a digital notebook. Please ensure that it is loaded up on their Robot Events profile beforehand, and that all links are working and "live" at the time the event commences, or alternatively bring along a QR Code with the notebook linked. Please DO NOT print a digital notebook.