Redbird Robotics Competition (MS/HS)

VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back

Date
10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-0646
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
60
Spots Open
3
Event Region
Kentucky
Max Registrations per Organization
15
Standard Registration Opens
11-Aug-2025 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
27-Dec-2025 23:59 EST
Payment Deadline
3-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Price
$95.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to Redbird Robotics VEX V5 Robotics Competition! 

Hello Teams,

Thank you for signing up for our event. Please complete your payment before the event payment deadline, January 3rd.  

Participant Release Form:

Participant Releases are Electronic and must be submitted by January 3rd. The link is the Document Tab.

Notebooks:

If your team is submitting a notebook please have a digital version submitted on RobotEvents by January 3rd 11:59 PM.

Inspections:

Coaches, Please help speed up our inspection time in the morning of by checking your students robots prior to the day of the event and have the team members update the Firmware to the brain. Also, make sure students robots will only have one visible color for the license plate showing at a time. Inspection must include poly sheet diagram for the inspectors to ensure within limits.  If anything is in question of legality, please be able to prove that it is.

Team Meeting:

Our Head Referees and scorekeepers will be well versed in the rules and highly passionate about the game. We encourage your teams to bring all your questions to the meeting and we will do our best to offer clarity.  

Skills Field:

As soon as you have passed inspection, your team may enter the skills field line.  We will have the GPS CODE wrapped around the perimeter. Skills field will close promptly at the start of Elimination matches.  Those running skills will be brought over to the elimination matches to help referee.

Qualification Matches:

Our goal is start matches at 9:30 AM. Each team will have at least 6 qualification matches.

Lunch:

We currently have a Lunch break scheduled for our awesome volunteers from 12:00-12:30 pm, but this is subject to change.

Food Pizza

Pizza order form will be sent out December 27th and need to be sumbitted by January 3rd.  One pizza, four drinks, and four snacks are included in the registration cost.
Due to UofL Policy, we are not permitted to provide outside food though we have an excpetion for pizza. There is also a food court in the building though lunch time is limited and there are other events in the building.

Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, and Eiffel Pizza are going to be open but there may be long lines.

Alliance Selection:

Our Goal is start this process around 4:00 PM.

Awards:

We will be awarding 7 Judged honors (Excellence, Design, Innovate, Think, Amaze, Build, and Judges) along with Tournament Champions, Tournament Finalists, and Skills Champion.  If we have enough Middle school teams sign up we will do High School and Middle School Excellence Awards.

Thank you for attending and helping to support our Redbird Robotics VexU team!
Any questions or comments: [email protected]


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 10-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:
UofL Swain Student Activities Center
2100 S Floyd St
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
United States

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Agenda

8:00 am Doors Open
8:00 am Inspection Begins
8:15 am Skills Opens for Inspected Teams
9:00 am Opening Ceremony & Event Meeting
9:30 am Event Qualifying Matches Begins
12:00 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm Qualifying Matches Resume
4:00 pm Qualifying Matches End/Robot Skills End
4:15 pm Alliance Selection
4:30 pm Eliminations begin
5:30 pm Awards
5:45 pm Event Ends

Volunteer

Volunteer Coordinator: Gary Osborne

Sign-Up: Redbird Robotics Competition Volunteer

Experience Level: No previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions.

Time Commitment: You can register for an entire day, or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.

Meals: Lunch and hospitality area provided for all volunteers.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event may be rescheduled in case of emergency/bad weather. Coaches will be contacted if issues arise.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

  • All but 30.00 dollars will be returned to teams.  This will only be canceled due to bad weather.

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

  • Refunds will not be given to teams cancelling less than two weeks before the competition. Refunds will be sent out from the event to teams who cancel in due time. If teams registered and paid through robotevents we must receive the funds from robotevents first, this sometimes takes 3-6 months. Refund from robotevents will deduct 10%.

Judging Format

 Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions by January 3rd 11:59 PM / 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.