Hooty Hoo Winter Wrap-up VEX U Robotics Competition
OWL Robotics VEXU Competiton
- Date
- 22-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VURC-25-3033
- Program
- VEX U Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 7
- Event Region
- Georgia
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 11-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 13-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $100.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
This event is open to all VURC teams from any region. The event will be held at KSU's Event Center on Sunday, Feburary 22th. Teams should be able to come in the Saturday night before to setup, but the ability to run skils that night is TBD. Each team will receive a minimum 6 qualification matches. Which awards qualify for Worlds won't come out until later but Excellence and hopefully Tournament Champions will qualify. If teams are willing to bring and set up a field, they will have one team's registration waived. Reach out to us ([email protected]) if this interests your organization. Your help with additional fields will lead to a better competition experience for everyone.
Digital Engineering Notebooks, In-Person Interviews
It you have any questions, please send them as an email directly to [email protected]. Multiple people are planning different aspects of this event and this shared email will ensure the right person will receive your question.
Payment: Teams who have not paid by the payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist until payment is received. If your team has issues meeting this deadline, please reach out. Depending on the circumstances, teams may still be able to register and pay after the deadline.
Venue: The location is the Marietta Event Center at 635 Walter Kelly Road Marietta, Ga 30060, will send out futher infomation as we get closer to the event.
Participation and Consent Form: All participants must complete the consent form online before attending the event.
Waiting List: If this event is full, please add your team to the waitlist. Additionally, if your team wishes to bring more than 4 teams to the event, add your additional teams to the waitlist and we will expand the max organizational limit if there are still empty spots.
Pits: they will be located on the gym floor. We ask that parents/guest stay out of the floor to limit foot traffic. Each team will have a 6ft table with power running through the pits.
Match queuing: there will be a live scoring updates in the pits and people making sure you get to queing. Pits are only a 1 minute walk from the fields. Each team will be responsible for making sure that they show up to their matches on time. Plan to show up to the queuing table as soon as it opens to your team. We have a tight schedule to keep and will start matches without teams if they are not there.
Food: teams are welcome to bring their own food to the event. There are many local restaurants near the location and a list of resturants will be provided as the event gets closer.
Grade Level: College
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 22-Feb-2026
Venue/Location:635 Walter Kelly Road
Marietta, Georgia 30060
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerAgenda
7:30: Venue opens, including Inspection and Skills.
8:00 - 9:30: Inspection and Skills opens. Inspection closes, skills closes, opening ceremonies and drivers meeting begin
9:45-10:15: Inspection closes, skills closes, opening ceremonies and drivers meeting
10:30-12:00: Qualification matches, skills
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:15 Qualifications & skills resume
4:15 Qualifications end, skills closes
4:30 Begin eliminations
6:30 Eliminations end, awards
7:30 Venue closes
Volunteer
To volunteer for this event, please contact [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event will be cancelled only under extreme conditions. If this occurs, teams will be notified through email ASAP. How we will move forward depends on why the event was cancelled, but we will most likely try to reschedule.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
This will only happen in the event of an emergency or bad weather and we are unable to reschedule. We will provide as close to a full refund as possible in this extremely unlikely event (certain event funds such as the RECF handling fee must be spent before the event occurs and those will not be refunded).
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Once a team has paid for the event, no refund will be given. Teams who do not pay by the payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist and potentially lose their spot. If special arrangements are made for a team to remain registered for the event after the payment deadline, teams will still be expected to pay in full regardless of whether or not that team attends as we will be unlikely to fill the spot on short notice.
Date: 22-Feb-2026
Kennesaw State University - Marietta Campus (Event Center)635 Walter Kelly Road
Marietta, Georgia 30060
United States
Travel Info
Here are some hotels near the venue. There are more options that fits various ranges of budgets.
Wyndham Garden Marietta Atlanta North: 455 Franklin Gateway SE, Marietta, GA 30067
Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta/Marietta: 2136 Kingston Ct, Marietta, GA 30067
Home2 Suites by Hilton Atlanta Marietta: 2168 Kingston Ct, Marietta, GA 30067
Webcast
We will try our best to get a live stream but deatils for it are TBD.
Judging Format
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.