Redbird Robotics VEX U - Push Back : Hosted @ University of Louisiville : VEX Events

Redbird Robotics VEX U - Push Back

Hosted @ University of Louisiville

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General Info

Welcome to Redbird Robotics VEXU V5 Robotics Competition!

Hello Teams,

Thank you for signing up for our event. Please complete your payment before the event payment deadline, January 3rd.

This event is open to the public.

Participant Release Form:

Participant Releases are Electronic and must be submitted by January 3rd. The link is the Document Tab.

Notebooks:

If your team is submitting a notebook please have a digital version submitted on RobotEvents by January 3rd at 11:59 PM.

Inspections:

Coaches, Please help speed up our inspection time in the morning of by checking your students robots prior to the day of the event and have the team members update the Firmware to the brain. Also, make sure students robots will only have one visible color for the license plate showing at a time. Inspection must include poly sheet diagram for the inspectors to ensure within limits. If anything is in question of legality, please be able to prove that it is.

Team Meeting:

Our Head Referees and scorekeepers will be well versed in the rules and highly passionate about the game. We encourage your teams to bring all your questions to the meeting and we will do our best to offer clarity.

Skills Field:

As soon as you have passed inspection, your team may enter the skills field line. We will have the GPS CODE wrapped around the perimeter. Skills field will close promptly at the start of Elimination matches. Those running skills will be brought over to the elimination matches to help referee.

Qualification Matches:

Our goal is start matches at 10:00 AM. Each team will have at least 6 qualification matches.

Lunch:

We currently have a Lunch break scheduled for our awesome volunteers from 12:00-12:30 pm, but this is subject to change.

Elimination Matches:

Our Goal is start this around 3:30 PM.

Awards:

We will be awarding 4 Judged honors (Excellence, Design, Innovate, and Judges) along with Tournament Champions and Finalists, and Skills Champion.

Thank you for attending and helping to support our Redbird Robotics VexU team!
Any questions or comments: [email protected] or [email protected]

Grade Level: College

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 11-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:

Swain Student Activities Center Office
2100 South Floyd Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
United States

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Agenda

Here is the tentiative event day agenda. Please note that this is subject to change before and during the event.

9:00 AM - Volunteer Arrival
9:00 AM - Doors open / Team Check-In / Inspections
9:00 AM - Practice Field and Skills Open
9:30 AM - Inspection Closes / Drivers Meeting / Opening Ceremonies
10:00 AM - Qualification Matches Begin
12:00 PM - Lunch Break (Skills reopens 12:30 PM)
12:30 PM - Qualification Matches Resume
3:30 PM - Elimination Matches Begin / Awards throughout elimination
~4:00 PM - Closing Ceremonies / Teardown and Cleanup

Volunteer

Volunteer Coordinator: Gary Osborne

Sign-Up: Redbird Robotics Competition Volunteer

Experience Level: No previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions.

Time Commitment: You can register for an entire day, or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.

Meals: Lunch and hospitality area provided for all volunteers.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event may be rescheduled in case of emergency/bad weather. Coaches will be contracted if issues arise.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

All but 5.00 dollars will be returned to teams. This will only be canceled due to bad weather.

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

Refunds will not be given to teams cancelling less than two weeks before the competition. Refunds will be sent out from the event to teams who cancel in due time. If teams registered and paid through robotevents we must receive the funds from robotevents first, this sometimes takes 3-6 months. Refund from robotevents will deduct 10%.

Webcast

Will be livestreamed. Link will be added at a later date.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions by January 3rd at 11:59 PM / 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.