The Lobstah Bowl VEX V5 Robotics Competition Signature Event
High School
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- Date
- 16-Oct-2025 - 18-Oct-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-9941
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 80
- Spots Open
- 19
- Event Region
- Maine
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 26-Jun-2025 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Jul-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 15-Sep-2024 16:00 EDT
- Price
- $400.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
| Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 50% | 40 | 13 |
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The first VEX V5 Robotics Competition Signature Event in Maine will be held on October 16 -18 in 2025. This event will of course be a great opportunity for teams to compete with others from around the nation and world and experiment with early to mid season strategies.
The event will be held at the University of Maine in Orono in their spacious and airy field house, the Memorial Gym.
Teams will compete over the course of 3 days for the title of Lobstah Bowl Champions.
All teams have a chance to participate in a Lobster dinner on Friday October 17th. Cost is TBD.
The University is the flagship campus for the University of Maine System and is an R1 research University. It is also the home to the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, an advanced engineering and research facility that is home to the worlds largest 3D printers. Tours will be available to attendees throughout the duration of the event.
Skills matches will start in the afternoon of Day 1 with checkin, inspection starting at noon.
Day 2 will be Qualifications and Skills
Day 3 will finish matches and move to eliminations and finals in the late afternoon.
Payment deadline for the event is September 15th. If your school or orginization requires a lengthy period to process payment or cut a check, please start this process as soon as your teams have registered.
This event will advance 3 teams to the VEX Robotics World Championships: Excellence Award (1) Tournament Champions(2).*
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging with Remote Notebook Submission
*World Spot Eligibility:
Signature Events will be awarded World Championship qualification spots if they meet all established criteria set forth by the REC Foundation. Failure to fully comply with these criteria may result in the event being ineligible to receive World spots, regardless of prior expectations or historical precedent.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 16-Oct-2025 - 18-Oct-2025
Venue/Location:Memorial Gym, Bennett, 18 Gym Dr, Orono, ME 04473
Orono, Maine 04473
United States
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| October 16, 2025 | ||
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
| 12:00:00 PM | 07:00:00 PM | Pits Open for Teams |
| 12:30:00 PM | 07:00:00 PM | Practice Fields Open |
| 12:00:00 PM | 07:00:00 PM | Registration Open for Teams |
| 12:00:00 PM | 07:00:00 PM | Inspection Open for Teams |
| October 17, 2025 | ||
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
| 07:00:00 AM | 06:00:00 PM | Pits Open for Teams |
| 07:00:00 AM | 06:00:00 PM | Practice Fields Open |
| 08:30:00 AM | 09:00:00 AM | Drivers meeting/Registration closes |
| 09:00:00 AM | 09:30:00 AM | Opening Ceremonies |
| 09:45:00 AM | 06:00:00 PM | Skills Area Open |
| 10:00:00 AM | 02:00:00 PM | Tours |
| 09:45:00 AM | 11:15:00 AM | Practice Matches |
| 11:15:00 AM | 12:00:00 PM | Qualification Matches |
| 12:00:00 PM | 01:30:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 01:30:00 PM | 06:00:00 PM | Qualification Matches |
| October 18, 2025 | ||
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
| 08:00:00 AM | 05:00:00 PM | Pits Open for Teams |
| 08:00:00 AM | 05:00:00 PM | Practice Fields Open |
| 08:30:00 AM | 11:00:00 PM | Qualification Matches |
| 08:30:00 AM | 02:00:00 PM | Skills Area Open |
| 11:00:00 PM | 12:30:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:30:00 PM | 02:00:00 PM | Qualification Matches |
| 02:15:00 PM | 02:45:00 PM | Alliance Selection |
| 03:00:00 PM | 05:00:00 PM | Eliminations, Finals and Awards |
| 05:00:00 PM | 06:00:00 PM | All Teams Clean Out Pits |
Volunteer
If you wish to volunteer, pelase fill out the volunteer form at https://forms.gle/Cjan2pHLdVvtKgAs8 or contact Elisa Tankel at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather, a decision will be made on how the competition will proceed and any changes will be communicated to teams via the main contact email address and/or via live announcment in the venue. This may include a delayed start or early end to matches on a competitoin day, extending or modifying hours on some days, or removal of matches from the competition schedule in order to complete the event. Every effort will be reasonably made to continue the event as planned.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment is due in full by September 15th for this event. If a registered team fails to meet the deadline, they will be moved to the waitlist and a new team will be moved into the event. Teams moved from the waitlist will have 2 weeks to make payment.
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Full refunds less any recf processing and/or administrative fees will be issued.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
No refeunds will be issued.
Webcast
Friday - https://youtube.com/live/VIHJdq5ntKk?feature=share
Saturday - https://youtube.com/live/oorKNNymLjM?feature=share
Judging Format
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. Notebooks are due by October 9, 2024. Interviews will be conducted for all teams at a central location. Teams may interview on their own time schedule. All initial interviews must be completed by 3:00 on Friday to be considered for awards.
Signature Event Early Bird Policy
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All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems.
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Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period.
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A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner).
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If a team registers during the Standard Registration period, a token is not taken away.
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The official Signature Event Early Bird policy can be found in the RECF Library.
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To find out how many Signature Event Early Bird tokens your team(s) have remaining, select the "My Teams" option in RobotEvents:
