General Info
General Info
VEX U/VEX AI TEAMS: If you are interested in running skills at this event, please send me an email!
VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ TEAMS:
Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here.
Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
Carefully read all of the information contained on this page.
Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don’t want to forget:
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and Excellence Awards)
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways, if you have them
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Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament (see theawards tab on the left)
Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the Awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
Remember that safety comes first—please don’t bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team or others nearby, as the venue is a very tight fit. Also remember: no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
Read through the game manual!! (Click: V5RC 26-27 “overide”...)
Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. Assign the robot’s brain your team’s number/letter before you approach inspection.
- Venue
- Troy High School
- Address
- 2200 Dorothy Lane, Fullerton, California 92831, United States
- Dates
- January 24, 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
- 42
- Spots Open
- 16
- Event Region
- California - Region 4
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 20-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 12-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 12 Jan. 2027
- Price
- $175.00
Agenda
Agenda
7:00 am: Doors Open for volunteers
8:00 am: Doors open for teams: Checkin and Pits Open
8:00 am: Inspection Opens
9:00 am: Inspection Ends and Drivers Meeting
9:30 am - 12:15 pm: Qualifying Matches
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: Lunch
12:45- 3:15 pm: Qualification Matches
3:30 Alliance Selection
3:45 Elimination Matches Begin
5:15 Awards
5:30 Competition Ends - Clean Up Begins
5:30 - 7:00 Clean Up
Judging Format
Judging Format Notebooks will be due on Sunday, December 27th, at 5pm PST. We want an early start on notebooks to ensure we get all teams notebooks, but you're welcome to continue working on them after submitting! Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on events.vex.com.
Volunteer
Volunteer This is our first time hosting a competition! We would love to have any volunteers who may be interested in helping out. If you are interested in volunteering at this event, reach out to 800025921@fjuhsd.org and wlauper@fjuhsd.org for details.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Teams pits will be inside the 500 building hallways. This means that unless there is such bad weather that we can't safely host the event, the event will continue as planned. If we are unable to host the event, a full refund will be given to all participating teams. Please keep your contact info updated so you see any updates we send out.