Weber Innovation VEX V5 Robotics Competition
V5RC, Blended HS/MS, Remote Notebooks
- Date
- 14-Dec-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-8200
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Utah
- Standard Registration Opens
- 15-Oct-2024 20:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 6-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Price
- $55.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Competition Preparation:
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
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.
- Safety Glasses
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering Design Notebook (Submitted online prior to the event)
- Banners and other decorations for your team pit area
- Giveaways if you have them
5. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
6. Prepare for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
7. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
8. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament.
9. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.
Participation Consent Forms:
A completed consent form for all participants must be turned in. Forms can be submitted online. If not submitted online, team leaders will need to collect the completed forms for all team members attending the event and turn them in to the registration desk when checking in.
Skills Challenges:
Teams will be allotted 3 runs on the skills field. If your team misses a run it cannot be made up.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 14-Dec-2024
Venue/Location:1007 West 12th Street
Ogden, Utah 84404
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
Saturday
7:30AM — 8:30AM Pits open, inspection and registration begins
8:00AM — 2:15PM Robot Skills and Autonomous Coding Skills Challenge *
8:30AM — 9:00AM Drivers meeting
9:00AM — 12:00PM Qualifying matches
9:00AM — 12:00PM Interviews
12:00PM — 1:00PM Lunch
1:00PM — 2:15PM Qualifying matches
2:30PM — 2:45PM Alliance selections
2:45PM — 3:45PM Tournament
3:45PM — 4:00PM Awards
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering at this event please email James Child at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If bad weather prevents you from attending, we will refund your net registration fee. (The $5.00 that comes off of the top and goes to RECF is not refundable.)
Refund and Payment Policies
If it becomes necessary for you to cancel, and you let us know before 4:00 pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, December 11, you will be given a full refund (less the $5.00 that stays with RECF). No refund for no shows.
Webcast
Judging Format
Judging will be 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 on RobotEvents. Link must be submitted by 5:00 pm Mountain Time, December 6th.
Waitlist
5 teams are on the waitlist for this event.