Southern Maryland VEX IQ Robotics (ES/MS) Tournament

Date: 24-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VIQRC-25-2080
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: N/A
Capacity: 24
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: Maryland
Max Registrations per Organization: 4
Priority Registration Opens: 19-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens: 31-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 16-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 16-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Price: $75.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

NOTE: Due to the weather forecast, the doors will open at 7 am. and the schedule will be adjusted to end earlier. Please have teams signed in by 8:15 am and inspected soon after.

The College of Southern Maryland is happy to host this year's competition. Doors will open at 8:00AM with registration and inspection 8:30AM - 9:15AM. Teams not registered and inspected by 9:15AM will not be added to match schedule. Please plan to arrive by 8:15 AM to allow time to set-up.

The event will be held in the BI building on the La Plata Campus.

Each participant (student, teacher, coach, mentor, or volunteer) needs to fill out and sign a consent form.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 24-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:

College of Southern Maryland
8730 Mitchell Road
La Plata, Maryland 20646
United States

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Agenda

NOTE: Due to the weather forecast, this agenda will be changing. The doors will open at 7 am. Please have all teams signed in by 8:15. We hope to finish the competition earlier than scheduled.

TIME ACTIVITY

8:00 a.m. Doors Open

8:15 a.m. Check In Open

8:30 a.m. Inspection Open

9:00 am Check In Deadline

9:30 am Opening Ceremony/ Drivers Meeting

10:00 – 10:30 am Judging Interviews and Skills Challenges

10:30 – 12:30 pm Qualification Matches

12:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 - 3:30 pm Qualification Matches

3:30 - 4:00 pm Finals Matches

4:00 pm Awards Ceremony

Skills Challenge field will be open from 10:00 am - 1:45 pm

Teams are permitted up to three (3) tries for Robot Skills and three (3) tries for Programming Skills.

Volunteer

Volunteers Needed. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9AA29A2FDC34-59700702-2026

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be emailed if there is a closing or delay due to inclement weather or a campus emergency. Refunds will only be made in the event of an emergency closing or inclement weather.

Campus advisory status: https://www.csmd.edu/ready/status/index.html

Refund and Payment Policies

Teams from Charles, Calvert and St. Marys counties in Maryland should choose "Pay Later" during the registration process, and contact Ann Stine at [email protected] .

Refunds will be made in the event of inclement weather or campus closing on the competition date.

The $5 Robotevents processing fee cannot be refunded.

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.