Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Event Code: RE-VEXU-20-1742
Program: VEX U
Type of Event: Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Capacity: 16 / Spots Open: 3
Event Region: Texas
Registration Deadline: Fri, Apr 9, 2021 5:18 AM EDT
Price: $150.00
Date: 04/17/2021
Venue/Location:
Grade Level: College
Robot Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote judging
Competition Preparation
1. 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.
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com
4. 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
5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament.
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. 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.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide.
All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary
7:30 am Team Check-in and Inspection Open
8:30 am Check-in Deadline
8:45 am Match Schedule Released
9:40 am Qualifying Matches Begin
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 – 4:00 pm Qualifying Matches
4:15 – 4:45 pm Alliance Selection
5:00 – 6:30 pm Division Playoffs and Awards
6:30 Finals, Closing Ceremony, and Awards
Volunteers make these events possible. If you are interested in volunteering email me at jjobe@ccisd.net.
Volunteers will receive breakfast, lunch, snacks and a free t-shirt.
All cancellations will be communicated through email. Please check your email the day before and the morning of the tournament (before leaving).
No refunds will be given once registration closes.
All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary
All CCISD events are webcast on Vimeo. A direct link to the event will be posted the week of.
Engineering Notebook Judging for the Texas Region 3 Championships will take place remotely. Please use the link below to submit your engineering notebook.
Only finalists for the Design Award will be interviewed. Teams to be interviewed will be contacted with a specific time and a link for their interview. According to judging rules, an adult team mentor MUST be in any virtual meetings between students and judges. Teams without a mentor in the meeting will not be interviewed and disqualified from the Design Award.
This form closes on 3/31 at 10:00pm
Videos submitted for Pre-Recorded Skills must be recorded and submitted between the 1st - 10th of April 2021.
You and your team will be sent a unique codeword at the beginning of the submission window
Matches should follow a standard procedure:
1 video, without any “cuts” or edits, in the following order:
1. Robot Inspection is done by the Team, showing on video, the inspection sheet signed and completed.
Measurements must be done using a measuring device such as a Robot Sizing Tool or tape measure.
2. The Team says the 'unique code' that they were given by the Event Partner out loud on video while writing the code visibly on a paper or whiteboard.
3. Teams pair (tether) the Controller to the Robot.
4. The Team shows on video a closeup view of the Starting Position to provide video evidence that the Robot is in a legal starting position.
5. The Team says out loud and writes on paper or whiteboard if they are attempting a Programming Skills Match or Driving Skills Match.
6.The Team starts a Match when the clock begins.
7. After the Match, the Team must move the camera to each of the Goals saying out loud what counts as scored and records onto an official referee scoresheet.
8. The scoresheet is then shown clearly on video for a minimum of 10 seconds. While the scoresheet is being recorded, Teams can reset the field for the next Match.
9. The Team can then repeat steps 3-8 for their remaining allotment of Matches, i.e. maximum of 3 Programming Skills Matches and 3 Driving Skills Matches, one after another on the same video recording.
10. The video recording can now be stopped.
• Teams will need to upload their video on a publicly accessible platform like YouTube, Facebook Video etc and submit the URL to https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=z39lBzW9mUaVLZ0xfCXs-a4Iac2McvdNkUmAwEK7B-VUQVBWVUFaWDE3Vk9YMU1SNTFPU0k5SVRXQi4u
This form closes on Saturday 4/10 at 10:00pm CST
Please be aware we will be running in accordance wtih the most recent game manual release
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