Agenda

8:00 Doors open, registration open, pits open

8:15 Inspection Starts

8:45 Inspection Ends and Driver’s Meeting

9:00 Opening ceremonies

9:15 Qualifications Begin and Skills Attempts Open

12:00 Lunch Break, Skills attempts closed on all fields

1:00 Qualifications start, Skills attempts open on skills field only.

3:30 Qualifications complete.

3:45 Finals match schedule distributed

4:00 Finals matches and awards

4:30 Event over, thanks for attending

Volunteer

Please contact Rebecca Madsen at [email protected] if you are willing to volunteer in any capacity. Our volunteer sign up can be found here.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of inclement weather, please check the main event page for up to date information.  The main event page will be updated with more details the night before the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be issued in the case of an event cancellation (less a $5 processing fee).

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Please only register robot teams that intend to attend. Due to the limited space for events, we will not issue a refund for any other reason.

Payment Deadline is January 17th, 2026. Not paying by this date may mean that your team may be placed on the waitlist to make room for another team.

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.

Notebooks must be submitted digitally before Friday, February 6th at 11:59pm.