General Info
General Info
Join us for the Override Western PA season opener! The Sarah Heinz House Qualifier returns in 2026 for V5RC Override. We would love to have your team with us! At this event, we are exited to present:
- 2 Competition Fields for Head-To-Head matches
- Up to 24 entrants, with the possibility for more if we get enough interest!
- An opportunity for Skills Runs
- A livestream of proceedings
- Demo runs of other robotics programs.
- An awesome opportunity to lock-in States qualification and shakedown your robots before the busy mid-season!
The Sarah Heinz House is located at 1 Heinz St, Pittsburgh PA, 15212. See the Travel Info instructions for a detailed map.
We are exited to welcome you! If you have any questions, please email the event partner at [email protected].
Important Details:
- Please ensure that your team has read the V5RC Override Game Manual.
- We are looking for one team to bring an Override Field set (Including Field Element Plates, but not tiles or the perimeter) to operate a dedicated skills field for the duration of the event.
- We still need volunteers! Please see the volunteers section if you are interested in volunteering.
- Be sure to tell other teams about the event!
Thank you!
- Venue
- Sarah Heinz House
- Address
- 1 Heinz Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, United States
- Dates
- November 13, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- Pennsylvania - West
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 7-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $55.00
Agenda
Doors open at 8am
competition begins at 9am
competition to end by 3pm
Stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg9DbOPRrX0
Webcast We are planning to have a webcast of proceedings on Youtube. Link
Travel Info
Date: 13-Nov-2026 Sarah Heinz House 1 Heinz Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212 United States Travel Info Welcome to the Sarah Heinz House! We recommend parking in the Lower Lot. You can access the entrance from either Heinz St or East Ohio Street. You are welcome to use the circle drive to drop off personnel or equipment! However, please avoid parking in the circle drive and respect the traffic pattern! The Sarah Heinz House is located at 1 Heinz St, Pittsburgh PA, 15212.
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 digital copy of their notebook on a flash drive or email a copy (pdf) to team.sharp.robotics@gmail.com to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer We always need volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to the event partner at Nguyen@sarahheinzhouse.com. We have the largest need for: • Head Referees • Scorekeepers • Field Reset • Queuers • Judging personnel In addition, we need one team to loan a set of Override game elements and field plates only (not including the perimeter or foam tiles). This will allow us to set up a dedicated skills field that can operate for the duration of the tournament. If you can help provide this set, we would be incredibly appreciative! We should be able to waive the registration fee for any team who can help with this! Thank you!
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of bad weather please check email for next steps.