Roundtable Robotics Challenge 2026 "Push Back"
- Date
- 10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-0654
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- California - Region 4
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 1-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 27-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 3-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $170.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Roundtable Robotics Challenege 2026 "Push Back".
Foothill High School and the Knight Time Bots, Team 6627, are exctied to be hosting and look forward to seeing your teams compete.
Please review all the information on the event page, paying special attention the the event schedule.
All engineering design notebooks must be turned in digitally, no later than Jan. 3rd, 2026. In person notebooks will not be accepted.
Awards at the Roundtable will be designed and crafted by Foothiil roboitcs students and the tournament champions along with the excellence award winner will recieve a specially designed championship banner.
The Knight Time Robotics Booster Club will be hosting a snack bar that always provides exceptional goodies.
Lunch is on your own with many fastfood locations within a 5 to 10 minute drive.
Thank you for attending the event. All proceeds from the tournnament go directly to supporting robotics at Foothill High School
We apprectiate your teams competeing in the Roundtable Challenge.
Please contact the Event Partner, JefF Farr - [email protected], with any questions or concerns.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 10-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:19251 Dodge Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92705
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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The Roundtable Roboitcs Challenge 2026 "PUSH BACK" will use the following agenda on the day of the event:
6:30 AM Doors open for volunteers.
7:00 AM Doors open for all teams. Please check in with the table in the foyer before entering the event center.
7:15 AM Inspections open.
8:30 AM Inspections closes.
8:45 AM Driver team meeting in the bleachers next to the boys restroom. The pits are to be vacacted and all team members must be in the bleachers.
9:15 AM Qualifications begin and Skills field opens.
12:15 PM Lunch Break (The skills filed will be closed during lunch).
1:00 PM Qulifications and skills resume.
3:00 PM Qualifications end and the skills field is closed.
3:15 PM Alliance Selection begins.
3:30 PM Elimination rounds begin with select awards given between rounds.
4:45 PM Tournament ends. Championship and Excellence Awards presented.
5:00 PM Teams exit the venue and clean up begins.
Note: The event will run ahead of schedule whenever possible. Please pay attention throughout the day how the tournament is progressing.
The lunch break will not change and start at 12:15 regardless of tournament pace.
Volunteer
Please contact the Event Partner, Jeff Farr - [email protected], if you wish to volunteer and to see if there are any postions available.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
All teams will be notified, via email, in the event of an extreme emergency or bad weather which causes the event to be cancelled.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: All teams will receive a complete refund minus the $5.00 REC Events Fee.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Teams will recieve a complete refund minus the $5.00 REC Event fee if the Event Partner, Jeff Farr, is notified of withdrawl from the event up to two weeks before the event date.
Health and Safety Policies
Follow all current local, county, state and national policies at the time of the event.
Date: 10-Jan-2026
Foothill High School19251 Dodge Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92705
United States
Travel Info
Go to the Event Center, the large building next to the track.
Webcast
The event will be braodcast via Tustin Robotics on YouTube.
Go to YouTube and seach for TUSD Roboitcs then look for the Roundtable Robotics Challenge 2026 "Push Back" and click on that page.
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. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information
- 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. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.