General Info

Competition Information

The UNL Cornhusker Competition is hosted by the UNLVEXU team and brought on through help from the university and the College of Engineering. The event is hosted in the brand-new Kiewit Hall facility throughout multiple stories and rooms. The event will run simultaneous to many informative opportunities about UNL and college life as an engineer. We encourage participants and their guests to learn firsthand what taking education beyond VEX looks like by interacting with staff, professors, and students alike.

The competition itself will be 6 fields split into two divisions where 64 teams will make the elimination matches. Each team will play at least 6 qualification matches and the timing for judging, skills, and matches is finalized in the agenda tab. Because our event is extended to 2 days, skills, inspections, and judging will also be running on the first day. For skills, we will have most of the available fields running, so we highly incourage getting most runs in that day.  The plan is to have judging in the pits with a small closure before lunch for our volunteers to eat. Notebooks must be submitted Online by Thursday, January 8th. Teams must submit notebooks to RobotEvents.com to be judged and be considered for the corresponding awards. Spectators may not be able to directly see the match fields at all times but the live feed of the event will be shared throughout the venue instantaneously and available on a slightly delayed YouTube live stream. Please bring a way to power your pits table from floor outlets. VEX VIA should be working for our event. It may go down intermediately or refresh inconsistently as we may have to use alternatives to the on-campus internet for reasons out of our control.

Parental/Guardian Consent

Minor Consent Form: https://vexu.unl.edu/competitors-and-visitors/minor-consent-form/

Per the UNL Youth Activities Safety Guidelines, students will not be allowed to participate in the event unless the minor consent form is completed. This form needs to be completed for each student and is not covered by the VEX release. Coaches will be required to supervise students who have not had the form completed separately from the competition space until they find a ride home or have the form completed. Please ensure all particpants have had their form filled out so they may participate.

A complete list of students who have had their forms filled out will be available upon request and will be communicated with coaches up until the event through email. Students not competing at the tournament are welcome to interact with the recruitment portions of the day at the event. All participants must adhere to the same university safety standards or they will not be allowed to enter the event space. All visitors must stay within the allotted space for the event and adhere to the VEX manual for conduct.

 

Registration Information

All participating teams must be registered with VEX Robotics and the Robot Events website and have their official team number for this event.  All registration fees must be paid in full no later than two weeks before the event (December 26th, 2025).  Failure to comply may result in your team(s) being removed from the event. Registration fees must be paid before teams are allowed to compete.

 

Check-in/Inspections

Check-in will start at the front desk on the south side of the Kiewit Hall first floor. We recommend that all teams check in and pass inspection on Friday, January 9th, 2026: there will only be 1 1/2 hours to check in on Saturday, and there will only be 1 skills field running on Saturday.  

Select the Agenda tab for more information

 

Parking

There will be parking included for each team competing and large vehicle parking can be accommodated. Any changes will be communicated promptly, and while not expected, are subject to happen with an active campus. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Unloading: 

Teams may unload their vehicles on the south-western side of Kiewit in the drop-off lane. More information and photos will be provided on the website and through email. 

Friday: 

All parking will be in either the boathouse parking lot behind Nebraska Hall or 900 N 21st Street.  An email will be sent out giving all the information on how to register vehicles using a voucher provided.

Saturday: 

All parking will be in Memorial Stadium, with no registration for vehicles needed.

 

Event Website

Information on the event as it pertains to logistics, recruitment, parental consent, concessions, and other details is out of the core scope of a traditional tournament: 

https://vexu.unl.edu/ 

 

Concessions

For concessions, Chick-fil-A will be selling food at the event, and the Cather dining hall will be open as well. More information will be provided on our website.

 

Livestream and Internet

This event will be livestreamed on YouTube and wifi will be available throughout the entirety of campus. The link and more information will be provided for both as the event approaches. 

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No