General Info
General Info
This event has Priority Registration enabled. Please see this link for more information.
Thank you for considering joining us for our event. We are very excited to have students able to participate.
*Teams must upload the Consent Form for each student.
Here's the link to the Consent Forms info for 2026-27
Event Partners (us) must check that these forms are uploaded. This is part of the inspection/check-in process
**Teams are reminded that their robot will be inspected at check-in. Please see the inspection form link below.
Inspection FORM >>> OVERRIDE
Please contact Chris Putnam with any questions or concerns. [email protected]
This event has Early Bird Registration enabled. Please see this link for more information.
This event size is 48 teams
Since our first event in 2012, the Hereford Zone Robotics Annual Stampede Robotics Event has become one of the premiere early season competitions.
As in the past, the event will be held at HEREFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 712 Corbett Rd, Monkton, MD 21111 December 5th
Doors will open at 7:00AM with registration and inspection 7:30AM - 8:30AM. As we have a very full event teams not registered and inspected by 8:30AM will not be added to event. Please plan on arriving by 7:30 to allow time to set-up.
Event will start at approximately 8:45
- Venue
- Hereford Middle School
- Address
- 712 Corbett Road, Monkton, Maryland 21111, United States
- Dates
- December 5, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- School-Based Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 48
- Event Region
- Maryland
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Priority Registration Opens
- 20-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 21-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $120.00
Agenda
The tentative agenda is as follows:
Schedule for the day --
AGENDA:
7:00 – DOORS OPEN
7:30 - INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION BEGIN
8:45 – DRIVER MEETING
9:00 – START MATCHES
Quals 9-12:00
Lunch 12:00 – 12:40
Quals 12:40 – 2
Alliance selection 2:00-2:20
Finals 2:30 – 4:00
Stream
https://www.youtube.com/user/929HZR
Webcast Hereford will possibly try to live stream the event to show the fields. Go to this link and look for the 'Live' logo. https://www.youtube.com/user/929HZR
Travel Info
Date: 5-Dec-2026 Hereford Middle School 712 Corbett Road Monkton, Maryland 21111 United States Travel Info Parking is available in the front and rear of the building. Also, depending on weather, we will open overflow parking next to the tennis courts at the front of the building.
Judging Format
Judging Format IF we do have judging, 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.
Volunteer
Volunteer We encourage you to please sign up as a volunteer. Volunteers please contact Christopher Putnam at caputnam67@gmail.com
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If we have bad weather from our school system, Baltimore County Public Schools, that causes the event to be cancelled, we will refund teams. If possible, we will have a make-up date and communicate that as soon as possible. Our weather postponement date is February 14, 2026. This is the only free weekend with out v5 event conflicts. We also have many resources going to VEXIQ events so those were also avoided. IF your team cannot do the Feb 14 date, we will work on a refund.