General Info
General Info
Welcome to the 2027 "Clash on the Platte" Robotics V5RC Blended Tournament in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Select "Agenda" for more information.
- Venue
- 2124 N Lafayette Ave
- Address
- 2124 North Lafayette Avenue, Grand Island, Nebraska 68803, United States
- Dates
- February 13, 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
- 40
- Spots Open
- 33
- Event Region
- Nebraska
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 2-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 19-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 30-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Price
- $95.00
Agenda
TENTATIVE! Check here the week of the event to make sure you have the current agenda.
7:30 am Doors open and team check-in begins
7:30 Inspection begins
8:00 Skills Begins (will open multiple game fields to get teams through quickly)
9:00 Check-in and Inspection ends
9:15 Team & Driver meeting
9:30 Qualification matches begin
12:00n to 1:00 pm Lunch (concessions provided)
3:30 Qualification matches & Skills end
3:45 Alliance selection
4:00 Finals matches (Awards intermixed between rounds)
5:30 Final awards and closing
NOTES:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 32 will participate in the finals. (Note: Teams that decline invitations may inadvertently remove themselves from finals)
- If an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done (no best-of-three matches).
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
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. Judging will likely take place at a common area of the tournament. Judging will not happen in pits. Teams should make sure they are judged before the window closes.
Volunteer
Volunteer Volunteer information and sign up link coming soon! If you know you want to volunteer, reach out to Alex Kemnitz (akemnitz@gips.org) for more information.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event that an emergency or inclimate weather cancels this tournament, coaches/contacts will be contacted through email and the event will be updated in RobotEvents. Final decisions will be made the night before the tournament. In the event of a cancellation, the tournament may be rescheduled depending on schedule constraints at Grand Island Senior High School.