Monsterbots: VEX IQ Robotics Tournament/ VEXAir Competition

General Info

Venue

Miller Grove Independent School District

Address

7819 FM 275 S, Cumby, Texas 75433, United States

Dates

October 23, 2026

Grade Level

Middle School

Skills Challenge

Yes

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews

Registration & Logistics

Event Type

Open Tournament

Event Format

In-Person

Field Control

N/A

Capacity

50

Spots Open

30

Event Region

Texas - Region 2

Priority Registration Opens

8-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT

Standard Registration Opens

22-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT

Registration Deadline

12-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT

Payment Deadline

October 14, 2026

Price

$65.00

Agenda

Judging Format

Judging Format 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. Engineering Notebooks can be submitted in person the day of the event to be evaluated by judges. Engineering notebooks can also be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

Volunteer

Volunteer Running an event takes many volunteers. We are always in need of volunteers to assist the day of the event. Lunches are provided for all volunteers in addition to drinks and snacks the day of the event. Volunteers for the event will need to arrive between 7:00am-7:30pm and remain until the end of the event which we will aim for no later than 5:00pm. Volunteers for the judge's role varies by program. Minimum age per event: VEX IQ 18+, VEX V5 20+, VEX AIR 21+. https://library.globalrobotics.org/hc/en-us/articles/50474499381268-Glossary-of-Terms#j-header-10 Field reset volunteers are needed and can range from upper elementary (6th grade) to adult age. Scorekeeper Referee are needed and may be a volunteer who tracks scoring and identifies rule violations. They report to the Head Referee. https://library.globalrobotics.org/hc/en-us/articles/50474499381268-Glossary-of-Terms#s-header-18 Head Referee is a certified volunteer responsible for officiating at an event: enforcing the game rules, making final rulings on scoring and rule violations, and overseeing the scorekeeper referees. Feel free to sign up as a volunteer using the follwing Google Doc link: Please contact the event partner if you have any additional questions.

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If the event must be rescheduled because of severe weather, an emergency, or another circumstance outside of the Event Host's control, all registrations will automatically transfer to a new date. Lead contact for the attending teams will be contacted as soon as a new date is provided. Teams that choose not to attend on the rescheduled date will need to follow the refund request policy.