Placer Robotics VEX IQ Level Up Open Tournament
VEX Robotics Competition, ES Only, In-Person, Digital Engineering Notebooks
- Date
- 9-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-26-4736
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- -
- Event Region
- California - North
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 5-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 3-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 20-Dec-2026 21:00 EST
- Price
- $200.00
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
We invite your teams to participate in the Placer Robotics VEX IQ Robotics Competitioin Level Up Open Tournament.
All events will receive state championship award bids based on the Global Robotics Qualifying Criteria. The awards slots will be allocated by Global Robotics later in the season.
Please make sure to review the refund policies and payment deadlines - any team not paid in full by payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist.
Grade Level: Elementary
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Jan-2027
Venue/Location:5100 Sierra College Boulevard
Rocklin, California 95677
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Tentative Schedule
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7:45 AM |
Doors, pits, and practice field open; Check-In and inspection begins |
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8:15 AM |
Robot Skills begins |
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8:30AM |
Inspection closes, event meeting |
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9:00 AM |
Qualification matches begin |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch break begins (May work through lunch if behind) |
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12:30 PM |
Qualification matches resume |
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2:30pm |
Qualification matches and skills conclude, Alliance Selection |
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3:00pm |
Finals Begin |
| 4:30PM | Tournament champions crowned and awards ceremony |
Volunteer
We always appreciate volunteers and are in need for volunteers on:
- Friday evening for setup
- Sunday evening for teardown
- Event day volunteers (Sat / Sun)
Please sign up for volunteering by contacting us at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Bad weather should not affect this event.
In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible.
Teams should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment is expected at the time of registration. Teams who have registered but have not paid or submitted by the event payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist.
If you are registering after the payment deadline, you must complete payment at time of registration or you will be moved to the wait list immediately.
If the event is cancelled, the registration fee will be refunded.
No refunds for teams that withdraw after the payment deadline.
Webcast
The event will be livestreamed on the Placer Robotics YouTube channel.
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.
Notebooks are due Jan 5, 2027 at 9pm. Notebooks submitted after the deadline may not be accepted.