General Info
General Info
Redwood Robotics is delighted to host the 5th Annual Redwood Choo Choo Winter Tournament. The event will be open to 40 teams. This event will be limited to six teams per organization.
Check in will be at 7:30 am, sharp. Teams must be checked in 15 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event. Judgind will be in-person with digital submission of Engineering notebooks; refer to Judging format for online submission deadlines.
Teams must be paid by Jan 31st. Teams not paid at this time will be moved to the waiting list.
- Venue
- Redwood Middle School Gym
- Address
- 13925 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070, United States
- Dates
- February 6, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- for online submission deadlines.
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 39
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 2-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 12-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 1-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 2/1/26
- Price
- $210.00
Agenda
Doors, pits, and practice fields open; Check-In; Inspection; Robot Skillls begin
8:45 AM
Opening Ceremony / Event Announcements / Drivers meeting
9:00 AM
Qualification matches, Robot Skills, Judging Interviews begin
12:00 PM
Lunch break begins
12:30 PM
Lunch break ends, Qualification matches resume
3:00 PM
Qualification matches and skills conclude
3:15 PM
Alliance selection begins
3:30 PM
Elimination Matches
5:30 PM
Awards & Closing Ceremony
Judging Format
Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: 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. The submission deadline for the digital notebooks is 9pm PST on Feb 3rd, 2025
Volunteer
Volunteer We always appreciate volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email redwoodmsrobotics@gmail.com or (408)-888-3928.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date and includes both school (if applicable) and non-school phone numbers.