General Info
General Info
16th Annual DVHS Robotics Tournament
Please note: all events will receive state championship award bids based on the Global Robotics and Science Foundation Qualifying Criteria. As such, this event must meet all requirements for a Qualifying Event to receive bids for the state championship released in July 2026.
- Venue
- Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
- Address
- 10550 Albion Road, San Ramon, California 94582, United States
- Dates
- October 10, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 46
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Priority Registration Opens
- 8-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 22-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 24-Oct-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $200.00
Agenda
Time
Event
6:00 AM
Doors open for volunteers
7:30 AM
Check-in, inspection, pits, practice fields, and concession stands open for teams. Any team not checked-in and inspected by 8:15 am will be removed from the team list.
8:30 AM
Drivers meeting starts
9 AM - 12 PM
Qualification matches and skills begin
12 - 12:30 PM
Lunch break
12:30 - 4 PM
Qualification matches and skills continue
4:30 PM
Alliance selection
5 - 6 PM
Elimination matches take place
6:30 - 7 PM
Awards ceremony
Judging Format
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 by 10/8 via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact.
Volunteer
Volunteer Contact nainikavasa@dvhsrobotics.com if interested in volunteering.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy As our tournament is held entirely inside our PAC/Commons, we will be protected from the elements. However, in the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please check here on vexevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your vexevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.