La Nube VEX V5 Push Back Challenge
Hosted by La Nube STEAM Discovery Center
- Date
- 18-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-3955
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 34
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 1
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 19-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 4-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 2/18/2026
- Price
- $90.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to all to the La Nube STEAM Discovery Center located at 201 W. Main, El Paso, TX 79901! We are thrilled to be hosting our fist V5RC La Nube Push Back Challenge robotics tournament in conjuction with the El Paso ISD Career and Technical Education. Please see below for information pertaining to the tournament:
This tournament will be hosted tentatively from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM on 1/28 which is a Wednesday. Additional updates will be sent out by email as soon as the agenda is finalized. Part of this tournament will involve the students having access to the Museum once the event has concluded. Additional information regarding this will be sent out once it is finalized as well.
We will have in-person judging available for this tournament with digital engineering notebook submissions. Please let us know if you are having trouble submitting your engineering jounal through the on-line platform.
This tournament will be streaming and the link will be available on the Webcast tab in this page. We will give you additional information as well if this tournament will be open to parents or not.
Items to consider:
- Ensure to have all your student participation forms submitted
- Arrive on time so that we can keep up with scheduled times and be able to leave on time
- Ensure that your robots fit sizing specifications to so that we can expedite the inspection process
- Adhere to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct
- Push collaboration with your peers and remember to have fun!
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 18-Feb-2026
Venue/Location:201 West Main Drive
El Paso, Texas 79901
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 (Tentative Agenda)
7:30 - Doors open/Teams begin arriving/Check-in
8:00 - Inspection both opens
9:45 - Drivers meeting
10:00 - Qualifying Matches Begin/Skills Opens
Working lunch
1:00 - Qualifying Matches End/Skills closes
1:30 - Elimination Matches
Awards Immediately Following
2:30 - 5:00 Museum
Volunteer
Please email Alezzandra Diaz at [email protected] and/or Enrique Gomez [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the unlikely event that an emergency/weather would force the event to be cancelled, all listed team coaches will be notified by provided email and phone as early as possible.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be given.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
In the event that you need to cancel, please make sure to notify [email protected] and [email protected]. In order to receive a refund, you must cancel 1 week before the day of the tournament so that teams in the waitlist have sufficient time to make arrangments. If you registered and did not show, you will not receive a refund.
Webcast
https://www.youtube.com/live/uZjMnn4zQug?si=G2vJqrr3GUcJK93G
Judging Format
Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.