Shelton State Vex IQ Robotics Competition ES/MS

Tuscaloosa Open Tournament VIQRC - ES/MS by Knuckle Sandwich and UWA's Black Belt STEM Institute

Date
31-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-3589
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
40
Spots Open
22
Event Region
Alabama
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Early-Bird Registration Opens
11-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
20-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
22-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
31-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Price
$80.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Knuckle Sandwich Robotics and the Black Belt STEM Education Institute is proud to be hosting the Tuscaloosa Open Tournament for VIQRC at Shelton State Community College.

 

Judging Format: In-Person Interviews with remote digital notebook judging. Deadline to submit your team's digital notebook is noon, Central Time, Friday, January 23, 2025. Submissions with a date/time stamp after this deadline will not be reviewed for judged awards, no exceptions. Physical notebooks will not be accepted on the day of the contest, no exceptions.

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 31-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:
Shelton State Community College
9500 Old Greensboro Road
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405
United States

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Agenda

8:00am

Doors Open/Pits open

8:15am

Check-In & Robot Inspection (Must be completed by 9:00 am)
Skills Field Opens (3 attempts per team for Driver Skills and 3 attempts per team for Autonomous)

Team Interviews begin at 8:30, after passing inspection

9:00am

Driver/Coaches Meeting

9:15am

Qualifying Matches Begin

11:30am

Lunch Break  (Skills field will close for lunch)

12:30pm

Qualifying Matches Resume (Skills field reopens and will close at 2:30 pm OR conclusion of qualifying matches, whichever comes first)

3:00pm (T)

Finals Matches begin

3:45pm (T)   

Awards Ceremony

4:00pm (T)

Pit Area closes / Clean up / Arena Breakdown

This agenda is subject to change
Teams CANNOT conduct robot skills runs until AFTER passing inspection.

Volunteer

Volunteers are the backbone of the REC Foundation system. If you would like to participate as a volunteer we would certainly encourage you to let us know. Please reach out to Jody Beck at [email protected] within a week of the event so we can place you in a position you are qualified for. If you hold Referee, Judging or Score Keeper credentials for this event please let us know that as well. Thank you for considering participation as a volunteer for our event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather, this event is subject to being cancelled. A final determination on cancellation will be made noon on the day before the event is to be held. Notification will come through the email addresses posted in robotevents.com for the coach and assistant coach for each team. Please check your email during the week prior to the event for updates. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will be issued except for the $5 fee that RECF charges.

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

If the coach wishes to withdraw a team, the coach may choose to swap a team from the same organization. Fees paid to that point can be used toward the new team. If no team is swapped, the coach understands that no refunds will be made.

 

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.

Award Name Division Winner Name
Energy Award - 74850B - Kings
Inspire Award - 52166B - Northside Middle School B
Sportsmanship Award Division 1 Team 74850A - Reba Buds
Judges Award - 99396B - B.L.T. - Bigfoot Lochness Technologies
Think Award - 36726A - The Avengers
Innovate Award - 25425C - Knuckle Sandwich - Velocirabbits
Robot Skills Champion - 25425C - Knuckle Sandwich - Velocirabbits
Teamwork 2nd Place - 25425C - Knuckle Sandwich - Velocirabbits
Teamwork 2nd Place - 36726A - The Avengers
Design Award - 25425A - Knuckle Sandwich - Vengeance
Teamwork Champion - 99396M - The Mighty Littlefoot
Teamwork Champion - Team 25425A - Knuckle Sandwich - Vengeance
Excellence Award - 99396M - The Mighty Littlefoot