Agenda

8:30am- 9:30am: Check-In/Registration/Inspection:
Note: All teams must be through inspection by 9:30am

8:45am - 9:45am Skills Challenge Fields Open

9:45 am - 10:00am Event Meeting

10:00am - 1:15pm Skills Challenge Fields Open
Note: Skills Challenge lines will close at 1:15pm. Any teams in line at that time will have an opportunity to complete their Skills matches. We want each team to run 3 Driver Skills Challenges and 3 Programming Challenges.  Try to keep them on top of their schedule so they use their breaks to run skills.

10:15am - 12:00pm: Qualification Rounds 

12:00–12:45 pm: Break for Lunch— We will be sending out a pizza order form. We will have a concession stand.

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm: Qualification Rounds

2:00pm-3:00pm: Teamwork Challenge Finals and Awards

Volunteer

We are seeking volunteers to help run the Hopkinton Middle School Robotics Event on Saturday, January 17 at Hopkinton Middle School.

Volunteer Form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FA4AC2BAAFBC25-61286948-hopkinton

Roles needed:

• Judges (8)

• Judge Advisor (1)

• Head Ref / Assistant Ref (2)

• Skills Referees (4) – 3 skills fields

• Qualification Match Scorekeepers (4)

• Queueing Volunteers (7)

• Concessions Volunteers (3)

• General Volunteers (4–5)

Volunteers should be available from 8:30 am to approx. 3:15 pm. Training and support will be provided on site.

Thank you for helping make this event possible.


Volunteer Form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FA4AC2BAAFBC25-61286948-hopkinton

 

We are currently seeking additional competition fields to support this event.

If your team is able to bring a regulation field or has access to one, please contact [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will contact coaches in the event of inclement weather. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: We will refund your registration fee

If a coach/mentor completes registration for the event, then chooses to withdraw or not attend: We will not refund the fee unless we can fill your spot. 

Please note: all refunds will be minus the $5 administrative fee retained by RECF. 

Health and Safety Policies

Please try to keep students from running with or without robots

Date: 17-Jan-2026

Travel Info

The event is located in Hopkinton Middle School, 88 Hayden Rowe St. 

Here is a link to our campus map: https://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/extracurricular/campus-map-2

We are in building 40; the entrance is off parking lot 17.

Our pit area is located in the cafiteria, right inside the door off the parking lot; we will have signs.

Webcast

We will be streaming the Qualifing matches on youtube

https://youtube.com/live/UR7Odm9DovA?feature=share

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. The deadline for submission is 11:59 PM January 10, 2026 

• This event will include the Innovate Award.

  Teams wishing to be considered for the Innovate Award must include an Innovate Award submission on the first page of their Engineering Notebook. Only teams with a completed Innovate Award submission will be eligible for this award.

  All other judging will follow standard VEX IQ judging guidelines

• Volunteers Needed!