General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Inventor's Roundtable, JROTC Regional VEX Robotics Competition hosted at by Inventor's Battlaion, Thomas A Edison CTE H.S JROTC. The Event Location is at Thomas A Edison CTE H.S, 165-65 84th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432. This is an JROTC VEX Team Only event. Regular V5 teams are not eligible to register for this competition. This is a regional qualifier for JROTC VEX National Championship.
This year's game, VEX V5: Override Robotics Competition, will be played by JROTC high school teams of students as they design, build and program a robot to defeat each other.
Breakfast and Lunch are offered for purchase by the Thomas A Edison CTE H.S JROTC Inventor's Battalion.
Eligible Teams: JROTC Army, JROTC Air Force, JROTC Coast Guard, JROTC Marine, JROTC Navy, JROTC Space Force
- Venue
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School
- Address
- 165-65 84th Avenue, Jamaica, New York 11432, United States
- Dates
- January 16, 2027
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 25
- Spots Open
- 14
- Event Region
- New York-South
- Max Registrations per Org
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 14-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 14 Jan 2027
- Price
- $100.00
Agenda
7:30 AM - Doors Open
7:45 AM - Volunteer Training
8:00 AM - Inspection Table Open / Skills Field opens
9:00 AM - Inspection Table Closes
9:05 AM - Match Schedule Created
9:15 AM - Qualification Matches Begin/ Judging Interviews in Pits
12:00 - 12:45 PM Lunch Break
12:45 PM Qualification Matches Resume
3:00 PM Tournment Alliance Selection
3:15 PM Eliminations Matches
4:30 Award Ceremony
Stream
Webcast N/A Not available at this event.
Travel Info
Date: 16-Jan-2027 Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School 165-65 84th Avenue Jamaica, New York 11432 United States Travel Info Parking is Street Parking, normally available on weekends. Bus Dropoff: at the front entrance of the building
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 are always welcome. We offer a complimentary breakfast, lunch, and a certificate of community service hours. Experts in engineering and robotics are always welcome, but anyone can help. We have roles for volunteers of all ability levels. please contact: Qiyu Luo, qluo@schools.nyc.gov or Mariecha Rowe-Watson, Mrowewatson@schools.nyc.gov if you intent to volunteer.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of severe inclement weather or other emergency, the event partner will coordinate with the school district and building administrators to decide as early as possible about any potential delay or cancellation of the event. Any delay or cancellation will be posted on the events.vex.com website, and the event host will contact by text/email all attending teams as eary as possible. The tentative reschedule date is TBD