General Info
General Info
Hillsboro Robotics Club is proud to host the first VEX V5 Robotics Competition League for Ohio High School and Middle School teams located near Hillsboro, OH.
The league sessions will be held at Hillsboro High School in our library and robotics classroom and will feature 1 competition field and 1 skills/practice field. Skills will run concurrently during each session. This will be a relaxed environment on match nights so that teams can have a chance to play matches, run skills, AND mentor each other.
The season will consist of 24 teams competing in three Qualification sessions on the following Thursdays at 5:30 pm. The Final session will start earlier (5:00 pm) to accommodate all of the teams.
Qualification Session 1: November 5, 2026, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Qualification Session 2: December 3, 2026, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Qualification Session 3: January 7, 2027, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Finals Session 5: February 4, 2027, from 5:00 – 9:30 pm
Electronic Notebooks should be submitted by January 7 and Interviews will be conducted in person on February 4.
Due to space limitations, there will be limited room for spectators.
- Venue
- Hillsboro High School
- Address
- 550 U.S. 62, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133, United States
- Dates
- November 5, 2026 – February 4, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- League
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 6
- Event Region
- Ohio
- Standard Registration Opens
- 19-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 29-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 11/4/2026
- Price
- $25.00
Agenda
Regular Sessions (Nov/Dec/Jan):
5:00 pm - Doors Open / Inspection
5:30 - 8:30 pm - Skills Open
5:30 - 8:30 pm - Qualification Matches
Final Session (Feb):
Start Time: 5:00 pm
End Time: 9:30 pm
Details TBD
Judging Format
Judging Format • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the final event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. The submission deadline is 7 January 2027.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteers are an important part of every event and we acknowledge that these events would be impossible without them. We appreciate those volunteers who are willing to give their time for the benefit of students! Please contact us if you are interested in being a volunteer. Thank you!
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of bad weather, we will make every attempt to contact all coaches by email, phone or text, of any changes of the event or the event schedule.
- Excellence Award (V5)
- Tournament Champions (V5)
- Design Award (V5)
- Robot Skills Champion (V5)
- Judges Award (V5)