Falling in Love with Robotics

Blended VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Date: 6-Feb-2027 Add to Calendar
Event Code: VE-IQ-27-67156
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: N/A
Capacity: 31
Spots Open: -
Event Region: Florida - North/Central
Max Registrations per Organization: 8
Standard Registration Opens: 9-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 30-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: January 30, 2027
Price: $60.00

This event is closed to registration because:

Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

Thank you for your intrest in the Tampa Bay VEX IQ Challenge. This will be a blended tournament for ES/MS teams.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 6-Feb-2027

Venue/Location:

5995 Covington Gdn Dr
5995 Covington Garden Drive
Apollo Beach, Florida 33572
United States

Contact the Event Partner

You must login to contact this Event Partner

Agenda

8:00 AM

Doors, pits, and practice fields open; Check-In and inspection begin

9:00 AM

Inspection closes and Event Meeting begins

9:15 AM

Robot Skills Begins on all mats

10:15 PM

Qualification matchs begin and robot skills continue on one mat

12:30 PM

Lunch Break and Valentine Box voting and exchange

1:15 PM

Qualification matches resume

3:00

Qualifaction Matches and skills conclude Finals Alliance Practice Time

3:15

Finals Matches Begin

3:30

Awards

Volunteer

Please contact me at [email protected] if you are available to volunteer. Lunch will be provided for volunteers.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Please contact me at [email protected] if there are any issues.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be given

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refunds will be given.

Date: 6-Feb-2027

5995 Covington Gdn Dr
5995 Covington Garden Drive
Apollo Beach, Florida 33572
United States

Travel Info

Dorothy C York Innovation Academy K-8

5995 Covington Garden Dr.

Apollo Beach, FL 33572

The tournament will be held in the gym in the back of the school. There is parking in the back and front of the school. We will have both front and back gates open until registration closes.

Judging Format

Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply.

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. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.