General Info
General Info
Saratoga Robotics VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ #1.
Check in will be at 7:00 am, sharp. Teams must be checked in 30 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late with reasonable justification or they will be removed from the team list for the event.
- Venue
- Saratoga High School
- Address
- 20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070, United States
- Dates
- September 20, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 8
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- September 6, 2026
- Price
- $210.00
Agenda
Doors open; Check-In and inspection begin. Robot Skills begin
7:45 AM
Check-in and Inspection closes. Event Meeting begins
8:00 AM
Qualification matches begin
12:00 PM
Lunch break begins
12:30 PM
Qualification matches resume
3:30 PM
Qualification matches and skills conclude
3:45 PM
Alliance selection begins
4:00 PM
Elimination Matches
6:00 PM
Awards & Closing 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 via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline is Friday 10 pm PDT before the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteer We always appreciate volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email my.eric.cao@gmail.com (650 862-6388).
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
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 (if applicable) and non-school phone numbers.