Brooks Robo Rumble V5RC MS; Wichita, KS
VEX V5 Robotics Competition, Middle School Only, In- Person Judging
- Date
- 13-Dec-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-1455
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 45
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Kansas
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 5-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 29-Nov-2025 05:00 EST
- Price
- $50.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Brooks Robo Rumble!
This event will be a Middle School Only Tournament and will serve as a qualfiying event for the KS State Tournament. See the following bulleted statements about registering teams and swapping. Let me know if you will be bringing payment with you on the 13th or submitting payment to the REC. Trophies will be awarded for the winning teams and judging awards. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team. There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch. Thank you so much for registering for the Brooks Robo Rumble Robotics Tournament.
The teams per organization limit will be set to 5.
Competition Preparation:
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared...
Covid-contingencies:
After consultation with the local school district and the Regional Coordinator, the Event Partner reserves the right to make changes to the above Health and Safety Policies in order to facilitate the safest event possible for the students, coaches, and volunteers. Any changes to these requirements will be shared with registered teams as soon as possible.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist before the competiton so that there is ample time for adjustments.
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Remember: Goggles/Safety glasses, spare parts and tools, batteries and chargers, power strip, extension cord, laptop computer, engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design, and Exellence Awards - yes, we will have those, banners/decorations for your team pit, giveaways if you want.
4. Safety comes first. Tools brought with you should not pose a safety risk with sparks, etc.
5. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee videos can be found using this https://www.roboticseducation.org website.
6. Be certain you have the latest updates for all your equipment.
7. Participation and consent form - a completed form for all participants must be turned in to participate. These may be completed on-line and uploaded to the REC website and will be there all season long; contact me via email if you need help doing this. This event is a Middle School Only Tournament, complete with trophies.. This event is open to all registered Kansas MS teams. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team. There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch.
Grade Level: Middle School
Eligible Teams: MS Teams
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Concessions will be available throughout the day. A lunch option can be purchased as well.
Participation and Consent Forms must be completed for each participant and turned in online through the REC website.
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 13-Dec-2025
Venue/Location:3802 E. 27th St. N.
Wichita, Kansas 67220
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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7:30 AM Doors open and inspections begin
- At registration, teams will need to turn their engineering notebook (if they have one to present) for Judging
- Judges will visit with all teams in their pit areas.
- Make their intentions known regarding participation in the Skills Event
7:45 AM Inspections Open
8:30 AM Inspections Close
8:45 AM Drivers Meeting
9:00 AM Competition, Skills, and Judging begins
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch Break & Skills
1:00-2:30 PM Preliminary rounds, Skills, & Judging continue. Skills competition closes at the end of quilifying rounds.
2:30 PM Alliance selection.
2:45 PM Elimination rounds begin.
3:45 PM Tournament Concludes and Awards Ceremony begins.
4:00 PM Conclusion of Tournament
Volunteer
Volunteers are welcome to assist. We will provide training for those helping with the event. Student volunteers will be used for field reset. Contact Mark Smith ([email protected]) or Matthew French ([email protected]) or call at 316-655-0646 (Mark's cell) for more information.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of inclement weather, a decision will be made a day before the event to either reschedule or cancel the event.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
- Refunds will not be issued unless the event is cancelled due to weather and cannot be reschedule.
- If the event is cancelled, the $5.00 REC administration fee is non-refundable.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- No refund will be issued
- But if the Coach/Mentor withdraws before making a payment then no payment will be required.
The payment deadline is Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
- Teams registering after this date must pay at the time of registration.
- Any team who has not paid by this date may be moved to the waitlist and their spot given to another team.
Date: 13-Dec-2025
Brooks Middle School3802 E. 27th St. N.
Wichita, Kansas 67220
United States
Travel Info
All participants and spectators should enter the through the front door from the main parking lot on the east side of the building. off of Bluff Ave (east side of the building). Buses should park in the main parking lot on the east side of the building.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Judge "interview tables" will be set up outside of the gym. We'll utilize the new format where student teams will visit with Judges on their own time. Student teams should submit their notebooks upon initial inspection and bring their team and robot with them to their interviews.