Vex IQ Robotics Competition ES/MS by UWA's Black Belt STEM
Washington County Open Tournament VIQRC - ES/MS by Knuckle Sandwich
Our Sponsors
- Date
- 10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-25-3590
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 10
- Event Region
- Alabama
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 11-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 7-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $70.00
- 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.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 10-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:21 School Street
Chatom, Alabama 36518
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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The following agenda is tentative. We are planning on getting at least 6 matches per team.
| Event | Start | Stop | Time |
| Registration | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 1:00 |
| Inspection | 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:00 |
| Opening Meeting | 9:30 AM | 9:45 AM | 0:15 |
| Skills Fields | 9:45 AM | 12:00 PM | 2:15 |
| Qualification Matches | 9:45 AM | 12:00 PM | 2:15 |
| Lunch | 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | 0:30 |
| Qualification Matches Resume | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | 0:45 |
| Skills Fields | 12:30 PM | 1:45 PM | 0:45 |
| Finals | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 0:30 |
| Awards / Closing | 2:45 PM | 3:00 PM | 0:15 |
Volunteer
If you’d like to be part of the action, we’d love your help! We’re looking for volunteers to support roles like Judging, Scorekeeping, Queuing, and Field Resetting. No experience is required — just bring your energy and enthusiasm, and we’ll provide the guidance you need.
If you’re interested, please email [email protected] — we’d be excited to have you join the team!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations please visit the event on Robotevents.com where we will post updates about the event status as needed.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
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Refunds will be given, minus the $5 processing fee from the REC Foundation.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- No refund will be given.
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.