General Info
General Info
Welcome to Our 20th Hosted Robotics Competition at Col. Wheeler Middle School!
We are thrilled to be hosting our 20th robotics competition, and even more excited to have you join us for this milestone event! Each year, we are amazed by the creativity, innovation, and teamwork our students bring to the field, and this year promises to be no different.
We can't wait to see your incredible designs and the outstanding sportsmanship that makes this community so special.
Concessions & Food
Concessions will be available during the event.
Required Forms
All participants and coaches must complete the online Participant Release Form.
The REC Foundation requires Event Partners to verify that all teams have submitted this form prior to the event.
Additional Information
Please submit notebooks no later than October 23, 2026.
We look forward to hosting your team at "Ghoul & Gears" and can’t wait to see the amazing innovation and teamwork your students bring to the arena!
- Venue
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle School
- Address
- 401 West Joliet Street, Crown Point, Indiana 46307, United States
- Dates
- October 31, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- N/A
- Capacity
- 65
- Spots Open
- 22
- Event Region
- Indiana
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- October 17, 2026
- Price
- $35.00
Agenda
7:30 AM – Doors Open
8:00 AM – Inspections Begin
8:45 AM – Inspections End
9:00 AM – Driver's Meeting
9:15 AM – Qualification Matches Begin
12:00 PM – Lunch Break
12:30 PM – Skills & Interviews Resume
12:45 PM – Qualification Matches Resume
2:00 PM – Interviews Close
3:00 PM – Final Call for Concessions & Matches (Tentative)
3:15 PM – Finals & Awards
Judging Format
Judging Format In-Person Interviews- The Team Interviews will be in-person the day of the event. Remote Engineering Notebook: All engineering notebooks must be submitted digitally and will be judged remotely. Deadline for submission: October 26, 2026
Volunteer
Volunteer Interested in Volunteering? If you would like to volunteer for the upcoming robotics competition, please contact Michael Early at mearly@cps.k12.in.us . Lunch will be provided for all volunteers.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If in the unfortunate circumstance that weather does not permit a competition to be held, an email will go out to the primary contact email for each team, and will follow the possible schedule below: 1. If a weather event is expected to be short lived prior to the event occuring, a delay may take place. 2. If weather is incoming while the event is taking place, an adapted schedule will be provided to end the event in a safe manner. 3. If weather does not permit the event happening, a refund will be given minus the $5 REC fee 30 days after the event was meant to be held.
Division Finals
Division 1
| # | Red Team | Score | Blue Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107.0 | ||
| 2 | 100.0 | ||
| 3 | 78.0 | ||
| 4 | 64.0 | ||
| 5 | 52.0 |
- Excellence Award - Elementary School (IQ)
- Excellence Award - Middle School (IQ)
- Teamwork Champion Award (IQ)
- Design Award (IQ)
- Robot Skills Champion (IQ)
- Innovate Award (IQ)
- Judges Award (IQ)