VEX V5 Robotics Competition- Battle at the Nest : High School Teams Only : VEX Events

VEX V5 Robotics Competition- Battle at the Nest

High School Teams Only

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Battle at the Nest

Tennessee Tech University and the Autonomous Robotics Club are excited to host Battle at the Nest, where teams will showcase their engineering skills and compete in a day filled with collaboration and competition. We’re excited to see everyone on campus for this year’s challenge.

Volunteers are the heart of every event. We are going to provide lunch and a event shirt to all volunteers. We encourage anyone interested in supporting the next generation of engineers to sign up and join the fun. Volunteer Sign-Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA8A72DABF5C43-61622274-battle

There are numerous on-campus and nearby dining options for teams and guests Including the Cafeteria, Chick-fil-a, Tacobell and more. Additional details will be shared closer to the event.

All team members and adults must complete the official REC Foundation participant waiver before competing.

The Registration deadline is February 7, 2026 and Payments are due by February 8, 2026. No refunds will be issued.

Judging will be conducted in person, so teams should bring their engineering notebooks for interviews. Skills challenges will also be offered throughout the day.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Soren Richards at [email protected].

Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC Teams: Yes (Please reach out)

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 21-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:

Tennessee Tech Roaden University Center
1000 North Dixie Avenue
Cookeville, Tennessee 38505
United States

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Agenda

7:30 - Team and Volunteer Check In

7:45 - Inspection opens

8:00 - Skills Fields open (Skills are first come, first serve. Your robot must be present to be in the skills line)

9:00 - Inspection closes

9:00 - Drivers Meeting (Skills closed for duration)

9:30 - Qualification Matches begin

12:00 - Lunch *Skills CLOSED for lunch

1:00 - Qualification Matches & Skills resumes

*Skills closes at the end of Qualifications Matches

~2:15 - Alliance Selection

~2:30 - Elimination Matches

4:00 - Awards

Clean up

Volunteer

Volunteers for this event will be provided by the Autonomous Robotics Club and Tennessee Tech. If you are interesting in volunteering with us for this event here is the Signup Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA8A72DABF5C43-61622274-battle

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of a servere weather situation, we will contact all registered teams directly regarding any potential delays or cancellation of the tournament.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Due to how Robot Events sends payments, we are unable to offer refunds to teams that have completed payment.

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

We are unable to offer refunds for this event.

Date: 21-Feb-2026

Tennessee Tech Roaden University Center
1000 North Dixie Avenue
Cookeville, Tennessee 38505
United States

Travel Info

The Tennessee Tech Roaden University Center 1000 North Dixie Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501. Parking and Drop-off information will be listed closer to the event.

Webcast

This event will be livestreamed on the Autonomous Robotics Club YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHj8UUIHL_0

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.