General Info
General Info
The College of Southern Maryland is proud to host our annual competition. Doors will open at 7:00AM with registration and inspection 7:30AM - 8:30AM. Teams not registered and inspected by 8:30AM will not be added to match schedule. Please plan to arrive by 7:30AM to allow time to set-up.
The event will be held in the PE building on the La Plata Campus.
Each participant (student, teacher, coach, mentor, or volunteer) needs to fill out and sign a consent form.
- Venue
- College of Southern Maryland
- Address
- 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata, Maryland 20646, United States
- Dates
- January 30, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 15
- Event Region
- Maryland
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 12-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 15-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 23-jan-2027
- Price
- $150.00
Agenda
7:00 – 8:00 Team Check-in
7:30 – 8:30 Robot Inspections
8:45 – 9:45 Judging Interviews (in pits)
9:45 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony/ Drivers Meeting
10:00 – 12:00 Qualification matches
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 2:30 Qualification matches (cont.)
2:45 – 3:00 Alliance Selection
3:00 – 4:45 Elimination Rounds
5:00 Awards Ceremony
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.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers Needed. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9AA29A2FDC34-67420484-2027
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Teams will be emailed if there is a closing or delay due to inclement weather or a campus emergency. Refunds will only be made in the event of an emergency closing or inclement weather. Campus advisory status: https://www.csmd.edu/ready/status/index.html