Akron Invitational

VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back

Date: 21-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-26-2086
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Invitational Tournament
Event Format: Invitational
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 64
Spots Open: 34
Event Region: Ohio
Max Registrations per Organization: 8
Standard Registration Opens: 12-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 15-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 21-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Price: $105.00

This event is closed to registration because:

It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This event is an INVITATIONAL and teams must register onto the Waitlist to be considered for this event.

Concessions avalible. Lunch will be provided to teams, coaches and registered volunteers. Information about lunch will be emailed to coaches closer to the time of the event.

We plan for this event to be live-steamed.

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 21-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:

Firestone CLC
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313
United States

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Agenda

7:00 am - Staff and volunteers arrive for competition

8:00 am - Doors open/teams arrive/robot inspection begins

9:00 am - Drivers meetings

9:15 am - Qualification matches begin/skills fields open

12:00 pm - Lunch served, matches will NOT break

3:00 pm - Qualification matches end/skills close

3:15 pm - Alliance selection

3:30 pm - Elimination matches

4:30 pm - Finals and Awards

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer a link to sign up will be posted here shortly, or reach out to Sheri at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather conditions or an emergency causing delay or cancellation, all coaches will be contected by email to be informed of the situation.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.

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

Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.

Webcast

https://youtube.com/live/sk75rSKqLcs?feature=share

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.