discoveries are ez @ Discovery Cube Orange County - MS
VEX V5 Robotics Competition - Override
- Date
- 23-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-26-4532
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- California - Region 4
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 5-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 19-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 1/19/27
- Price
- $350.00
General Info
discoveries are ez
discoveries are ez is a VEX V5 middle school tournament run by robotics is ez, and this year we're taking over Discovery Cube Orange County! Your teams compete right on the museum floor, next to the exhibits.
Your registration gets your team into Discovery Cube
Registration includes museum admission for every student competing, so your team gets a full day at Discovery Cube on top of a tournament:)
- Every student competing gets in free, so bring everyone on your roster
- Each team also gets 1 free coach ticket
- Between matches, go check out the exhibits
Students and coaches get a wristband for the competitor only areas, so keep it on all day.
Parents and families
Parents, families, chaperones and friends are all welcome and get $10 off Discovery Cube general admission. That covers the whole museum for the day, tournament included.
- Tickets are sold at the VEX Competition ticket window at Discovery Cube on the day of the event
- They're only sold at the window that day, not online
- Extra adults with your team beyond your 1 coach buy their tickets there too
Open to the public
Anyone visiting Discovery Cube that day can come watch, so expect a crowd checking out the cool stuff your teams have built!
Before you arrive
A completed consent form for every participant must be uploaded to events.vex.com before check-in.
Questions?
robotics is ez runs this event, so send everything our way and not to Discovery Cube. That includes tickets, museum access and the tournament. Email Jess Zarchi at [email protected].
Check the other tabs for the agenda, judging, and payment info!
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 23-Jan-2027
Venue/Location:2500 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California 92705
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerAgenda
(schedule subject to change)
1/22/27 - Setup
Setup will be 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Teams who help set up on Friday can do official skills runs that day!
Inspection will also be open on Friday for anyone who comes.
1/23/27 - Day of Event
6:30 am
Doors open for volunteers
7:00 am
Doors open for teams
Inspection begins (please have teams get to inspection ASAP)
8:00 am
Inspection closes
8:15 am
Drivers meeting
8:30 am
Morning qualification matches begin
Skills opens
11:45 am
Lunch starts
Skills fields close
12:30 pm
Lunch ends
Afternoon qualification matches start
Skills fields open
1:45 pm
Qualification matches end
Skills fields close
2:00 pm
Alliance selection
2:30 pm
Elimination matches begin
3:30 pm
Finals and awards
4:00 pm
End:)
Volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers! If you want to help, please contact Jess Zarchi at [email protected] with your experience and availability:)
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Our venue is indoors, so we will be able to host the event even if it is raining.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment
Payment must be received 4 weeks from registration, or 2 weeks before the event, whichever comes first. Open spots within 2 weeks of the event will be handled on a case-by-case basis. This is needed to cover event costs.
Refunds
If the Event Partner cancels the event, then all entries that have paid will be reimbursed.
We cannot process refunds if a coach/mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend.
Webcast
The event will be live streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/@roboticsisez
Judging Format
Digital engineering notebook submissions & in person team interviews
Notebooks will be due on Wednesday, January 20th, at 5pm PST. We want an early start to notebooks to ensure we get all teams notebooks- but you're welcome to continue working on them after submitting!
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 events.vex.com.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.