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Bionic Bruins Beat the Bay #1 MS/HS

VEX V5 Robotics Competiion Override Tournament: Presented by Branham Robotics

Date
12-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
VE-V5-26-66034
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacity
40
Spots Open
-
Event Region
California - Region 2
Priority Registration Opens
26-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
17-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
5-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
5-Dec-2026 17:00 EST
Price
$185.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

We look forward to seeing you at Beat the Bay #1, hosted by the Branham High School Robotics Club, The Bionic Bruins

If you have more than 4 teams, please use the waitlist and your teams will be added based on capacity.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 12-Dec-2026

Venue/Location:
Branham High School
1570 Branham Lane
San Jose, California 95118
United States

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Agenda

7:40 AM-8am  Doors Open for team checkin - please go to the Cafeteria

8:00 AM -9:00 AM Inspection/Robot Skills Begin

8:00 AM-9:00 AM  Teams sign up for judging 

9:00 AM -  9:15 AM  Driver's meeting in Gym

9:15 AM Judges Interviews begin
9:30 AM Qualification Matches begin/Skills Field Open
~12:30-1 PM Lunch
12:30-2:45 PM Qualification Matches
2:45 PM Judging closes
3:00 PM Skills Field Closes
3:15 PM  Alliance Selection
4:00-5:30 PM Elimination Matches 
5:30 pm -6:00 PM Awards
6:00 PM event concludes

Volunteer

We always appreciate volunteers. Please send an email to [email protected] if you would like to volunteer!

 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

Teams are responsible for their own transportation and hotel costs.

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

If the event is canceled, a full event registration refund will be given to all paid teams.

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

Teams who have registered but have not paid or submitted a PO 10 days prior to the event will be removed from the event unless a special arrangement has been made with the Event Partner.

No refund will be provided as the organization incurs expenses upfront to organize the event.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link in the "My Account" panel of the team contact.Submission Deadline for notebooks is Friday, December 4th at 5pm