General Info
General Info
Welcome to the Baltimore Middle School Robotics Open, a Vex V5 tournament hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. We hope you’ll consider registering for this event, showing off the talent of your middle school team, and taking a shot at Middle School State qualification!
Team scholarships are available to cover your registration. When you register, please select the "pay later" option, then contact the Event Partner to ask any questions you have and confirm that the event will work for your team logistically, and we'll waive your fee.
If you choose not to request a team scholarship for registration, your payment will be considered a donation toward the accommodations for this event. As such, this payment is non-refundable if you cancel or if the event is postponed to the backup date (January 16), and you may contact the EP to request a donation receipt.
Teams will be provided with free lunch and a morning snack, as well as 2 parking waivers per registered team for the garage at 15 W. Franklin, one block away. Building tours will be available in the later afternoon as the event starts to wrap up.
- Venue
- Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library, 2nd Floor Creative Arts Center
- Address
- 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
- Dates
- January 9, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 11
- Event Region
- Maryland
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 19-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 4-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 4, 2027
- Price
- $50.00
Agenda
8:30 Front doors open for event staff and volunteers
9:00 Front doors open for teams / Check-in and inspection begins immediately
10:00 Front doors open for the public
10:15 Inspection deadline / Brief driver’s meeting
10:30 Qualifying matches begin / Skills field opens / Interviews begin
12:30-1:00 Lunch break / Skills field remains open if staffing allows
1:00 Qualifying matches resume
2:15 Qualifying matches finish and Skills field closes
2:30 Alliance Ceremony (16 teams advance) / Judges’ deliberation
2:45 Playoff elimination, 3 rounds (Quarterfinal of 16, Semifinal of 8, Final of 4)
3:15-3:30 First awards, between playoff rounds
4:00 Final Awards
4:30 Strict ending time; building will be vacated by 5pm
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 It takes a village to run a robotics tournament, and we appreciate your help! Sign up HERE .
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy The backup date will be Saturday, January 16th, one week later. The event partner will contact you promptly if the event needs to be rescheduled or canceled.