Canton VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Blended VIQRC ES/MS
- Date
- 10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-25-3264
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 14
- Event Region
- South Dakota
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 9
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 3-Nov-2025 16:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Nov-2025 16:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Jan-2026 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 26-Dec-2025 21:00 EST
- Price
- $40.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Canton VEX IQ State Qualifier.
Concessions
Concessions will be offered at this event and we encourage you to take advantage of the food, drink and snacks throughout the day. For your convenience, teams will also be allowed to bring food into the building. Thank you for your cooperation.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.
2. Check the official VEX IQ forums at robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and
Excellence Awards )
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read "Attedning a VEX IQ Tournament" found on the Documents tab.
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX IQ participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found on the Volunteer page at roboticseducation.org.
10. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware for the IQ brain. The latest version of VEXOs can be found by downloading and installing the update tool from VEX Robotics: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/vexos
Participation and Consent Form
A completed form for all participants must be turned in during check-in. Team leaders will need to collect the completed forms for all team members attending the event and turn them in to the registration desk when checking in.
Download the VEX/RECF Consent & Waiver Form. http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2013/06/vrc-participant-release-form.pdf
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 10-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:800 North Main Street
Canton, South Dakota 57013
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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TENTATIVE! Check here the week of the event to make sure you have the current agenda.
8:30 am Doors open, team check-in begins
9:30 Team check-in ends
Teams MUST be checked-in by 9:30, as the Match Schedule will be run at that time and CANNOT be re-run. If your team is running late, call the Event Partner or the match schedule will be run WITHOUT your team.
8:30 am Inspection begins
8:45 Skills Begins
9:30 Inspection ends
9:45 Team & Driver meeting
10:00 Qualification matches
3:45 Qualification matches & Skills end
3:45 Finals Matchup announced
4:00 Finals matches
4:30 Awards
Volunteer
Volunteers for the event can contact our Event Partner
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The tournament will go on unless the interstates are closed for bad weather. Teams will need to use their best judgment on safe travel.
Refund and Payment Policies
No refunds are offered for this tournament if a team withdraws.
If a tournament should be canceled for any reason there would be a refund minus the $5 to cover the RECF cost.
Date: 10-Jan-2026
Canton High School800 North Main Street
Canton, South Dakota 57013
United States
Travel Info
The tournament will be at the Canton HIgh School.
Canton High School
800 N Main St
Canton SD 57013
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.