VEX Robotics 2026-2027 Australian National Championships: VEX V5 Robotics Competition - Override™ (Middle School)

General Info

WELCOME to the VEX ROBOTICS 2026-2027 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

This year teams will need to qualify from their State Championships to win a spot to the National Championships.

The Australian National Championships will be held from Saturday the 5th of December to Monday the 7th of December at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, SA.

Robot Inspection/Checkin and the Girl Powered & ADF Careers Workshops will be on Saturday, 5th of December.

Competition days will be Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of December 2026.

Each Person will need a Humanitix ticket to enter the event.

Teams who have qualified to the Australian National Championships will need to have their Engineering Notebook in Digital format, the LINK to the Digital Engineering Notebook (DEN) must be uploaded by November the 13th 2026 by 5pm. All teams aiming for a judged award need to have submitted an engineering notebook. Submitting your DEN.

Once the link is uploaded via events.vex.com, teams may still update their DEN on an ongoing basis. Engineering Notebook content is expected to change over time, which is part of the Engineering Design Process. Judges will access the links on event days and will be given the link provided on November the 13th. For those uploading PDF images who are concerned the timestamp will change, you can link a file, please make sure that each update only includes the most up to date Engineering Notebook so there is no confusion for our Volunteer Judges.

Digital Engineering Notebooks should be freely accessible by the judges. Please make sure your permissions are set to allow judges to view your links with no passwords

You can find more information regarding the Judging process in the Guide to Judging. Hardcopy notebooks will not be accepted at the event.

Teams must complete their Participant Release Form , prior to competiting.

There will be food available for purchase on site. Please makesure to bring a water bottle and stay hydrated.

Volunteers: are always welcome! THIS EVENT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS
This year volunteers will recieve online training, catering, an event shirt and a Fast Pass at the end of their shift. Without the help of our amazing community of volunteers, this event is not possible. If you have a volunteer to nominate please fill out this Volunteer form or email [email protected]

Workshops: If you are interested in attending our Girl Powered or ADF Careers Workshops, please register on the event page.

A contracted photographer and videographer will be at the event, and images and footage may be published. As required by Global Robotics/VEX, all participants must have a signed Consent and Release Form. If you don’t consent to your child being photographed or filmed, please contact the admin team before the event.

**Teams can not bring their own fields.**
This VEX Robotics Competition is proudly supported by the Global Robotics & Science Foundation - the officially authorized nonprofit partner for VEX Robotics, championing student-centered, schools-first STEM competition. Please ensure you are referencing the library documentation for key award and judging criteria.